ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348378
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Micro Aviation Bat Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Plane ADS |
| Registration: | ZU-XCO |
| MSN: | 0107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 145 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Centurion-Grassland Airfield -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Brits-Aviator’s Paradise Airfield |
| Centurion-Grassland Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bat Hawk R aircraft with registration ZU-XCO took off on a private flight from Aviator’s Paradise to Grassland Airfield.
On-board the aircraft were the pilot and the passenger. According to an eyewitness who was positioned at the hangars, he observed the aircraft approach from the west; it made a steep left turn whilst flying approximately 100 feet (ft) above ground level (AGL) as if the pilot intended to land on the runway heading south-east. During a turn with the left wing low, the aircraft suddenly nosed down and impacted the ground. Both occupants were fatally injured; the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://twitter.com/RekordNewspaper/status/1728697112173711847
https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/news-headlines/2023/11/26/investigation-teams-dispatched-to-centurion-plane-crash/
https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/news-headlines/2023/11/26/two-killed-in-light-aircraft-crash/
Media:
PLANE CRASH : GRASSLANDS. CENTURION. GP. 2 KILLED. @SAPoliceService @TrafficRTMC @GTP_Traffstats @SANRAL_za @JoburgMPD @City_Ekurhuleni @TMPDSafety @city_mogale @randwestcity @cci_network pic.twitter.com/9P3m81uQPw
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) November 26, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2023 10:04 | harro | Added |
| 27-Nov-2023 07:43 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2023 14:31 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jan-2024 10:56 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 07-Jan-2024 10:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2024 10:57 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport] |
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