Narrative:
The Cessna, operated by the 41st Squadron contacted a mountainside with the left wing tip. The aircraft spun and crash-landed in a valley near Bulwer. Visibility at the time of the accident was very low.
» SAAF Attrition Summaries
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1996 |
| Time: | 07:43 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 3010 |
| MSN: | 20800160 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bulwer ( South Africa)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Margate Airport (MGH/FAMG), South Africa |
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The Cessna, operated by the 41st Squadron contacted a mountainside with the left wing tip. The aircraft spun and crash-landed in a valley near Bulwer. Visibility at the time of the accident was very low.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Scramble 246» SAAF Attrition Summaries
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