ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44313
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 2005 |
| Time: | 18:30 UTC |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS-2 |
| Owner/operator: | AMS Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | ZS-RMR |
| MSN: | S-603 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 7 mi SSW of Haarlem, Western Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Haarlem, Western Cape |
| George, Western Cape | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed in the Langenberg Mountain area, airlifting a patient involved in a road accident to the George Medical Clinic.
Probable Cause/s
CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain).
Contributory factors:
Night time flight
Spatial disorientation
Poor weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20051022X01704&key=1
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/8017.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Feb-2009 10:15 | harro | Updated |
| 16-Feb-2010 03:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2012 09:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2016 17:30 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Jul-2020 05:33 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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