ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189171
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| Date: | Sunday 20 April 2003 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Bison Computers CC |
| Registration: | ZS-AMM |
| MSN: | 27-7305185 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lephalale district, Limpopo -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | airstrip Lephalale district, Limpopo |
| Grand Central Airport, Midrand, South Africa (GCJ/FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shortly after take-off from an airstrip in the Lephalale District of Limpopo Province. The pilot advised that the nose baggage door had come open and that he was returning. The aircraft turned back towards the airstrip but then seems to have gone out of control. It lost height, crashed and burned near the airstrip. Polish pilot and four spanish tourists.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 22 April 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2016 18:33 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 09:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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