ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73929
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| Date: | Monday 12 April 2010 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: | Tri-R KIS TR-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Stand Thirty Eight Benoni CC |
| Registration: | ZU-BMX |
| MSN: | 108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Petit Airport (FARA), Benoni, East Rand, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Petit Airport - FARA |
| Petit Airport - FARA | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was apparently doing high speed taxi tests when it inadvertantly became airborne, then stalled and crashed in a field near Petit Airport (FARA) shortly after takeoff and caught fire. The pilot was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Pilot dies in aircraft crash
2. Light aircraft crash in Benoni
3.Photo of ZU-BMX
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2010 11:30 | slowkid | Added |
| 12-Apr-2010 15:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2010 17:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2010 20:57 | Topaz | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2010 04:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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