Accident Air Tractor AT-402 ZS-MFT,
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Date:Friday 20 October 2017
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT3T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Air Tractor AT-402
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZS-MFT
MSN: 402-0716
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:R529 near Letsitele in Limpopo -   South Africa
Phase: En route
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft impacted a power pole during the ensuing force landing to a rural roadway near Letsitele in Limpopo. The agplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.

Sources:

https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1697998/man-escapes-limpopo-plane-crash-with-minimal-injuries/
http://www.caa.co.za/Occurence%20Reports/October%202017.pdf

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Oct-2017 15:36 Geno Added
26-Mar-2021 11:57 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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