ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346490
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 06:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee D |
| Owner/operator: | Fantini Air Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-JTW |
| MSN: | 25-7556020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | about 1km from Kroonstad Airfield (FAKS), Kroonstad, Free State -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kroonstad (FAKS) |
| Kroonstad (FAKS) |
A Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee D crashed about 1km from Kroonstad Airfield (FAKS), Kroonstad, Free State.
The sole pilot died and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
According to preliminary information, the 22-year-old pilot was on her final ag rating training flight when the accident happened.
Sources:
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/free-state/woman-dies-in-aircraft-accident-in-kroonstad-5be555b5-30f6-4ce7-9260-24433be9cb2b
https://maroelamedia.co.za/nuus/sa-nuus/jong-vlieenier-sterf-tydens-laaste-toetsvlug/
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=260842
FlyAfrica
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=512190&mode=view (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 2014 | ZS-JTW | Private | 0 | S26 53,538 E027 29,567.Elevation 1407m. | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2023 19:05 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 11-Oct-2023 19:43 | Anon. | Updated |
| 11-Oct-2023 20:40 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2023 05:42 | ddevos | Updated |
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