Narrative:
A Cessna 208 Caravan I operated by the South African Air Force crashed near Long Tom Pass in the Misty Mountain area near Lydenburg, South Africa. Three of the five occupants were killed.
The Caravan formed part of 41 Squadron that participated in an Operations Training Camp in the Lydenburg area.
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| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 June 2014 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 3006 |
| MSN: | 20800136 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga ( South Africa)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sabi Sabi Airport (GSS/FASE), South Africa |
| Lydenburg (FALL), South Africa |
A Cessna 208 Caravan I operated by the South African Air Force crashed near Long Tom Pass in the Misty Mountain area near Lydenburg, South Africa. Three of the five occupants were killed.
The Caravan formed part of 41 Squadron that participated in an Operations Training Camp in the Lydenburg area.
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sabi Sabi Airport to Lydenburg as the crow flies is 105 km (66 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Sabi Sabi Airport to Lydenburg as the crow flies is 105 km (66 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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