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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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05OCT2008 at 1338LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Glen Lena
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Registration
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ZS-OSD
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Location
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Barberton Valley
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Maputo - Nelspruit - Bloemfontein
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Construction number
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461
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Year of manufacture
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Crew on board
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1
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Pax on board
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8
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Crew fatalities
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1
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Pax fatalities
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8
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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9
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Circumstances
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The aircraft was performing a private flight from Mozambique to Bloemfontein with an intermediate stop at Nelspruit-Kruger Mpumalanga airport (customs and fuel). Few minutes after take off from Nelspruit, on a VFR flight to Bloemfontein in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit a mountain range and crashed. The wreck was located the day after only and all 9 occupants were killed. Accident caused by CFIT. |
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