ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43570
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | African Wild Dogs |
| Registration: | V5-ETS |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Santawani Airstrip -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santawani Airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172, registered V5-ETS, sustained substantial damage in a takeoff accident at Santawani Airstrip.
Pilot Tico McNutt (a researcher of African Wild Dogs) collided with a giraffe at Santawani airstrip in Botswana's Okavango Delta, and sustained minor injuries. The giraffe died.
Sources:
http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2007/11/13/giraffe-vs-plane/
http://www.save-the-african-wild-dog.com/Documents/Botswana%20WD%20docs/bwdrp-fieldnotes2004.doc
Images:
Photo from airliners.net that typed false as a V5-ETA ??
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2008 01:19 | ddkLONDON | Added |
| 27-Oct-2008 04:25 | ddkLONDON | Updated |
| 22-Dec-2012 07:09 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2012 07:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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