ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17722
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| Date: | Sunday 9 November 1997 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: | Atlas C4M Kudu (AL.60) |
| Owner/operator: | M.J. Kuhn |
| Registration: | ZS-WWP |
| MSN: | 26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 35 km SE of Potchefstroom -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | private airstrip (Eilandslaagte) - 35km SE of Potchefstroom |
| FAPS (Potchefstroom) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and eight passengers took-off in an easterly direction from a private airstrip near
Potchefstroom, for a private flight to Potchefstroom.
The pilot stated that shortly after he turned out to the left the aircraft started losing height. The
pilot was unable to arrest the sink and elected to carry out a forced landing. The aircraft was
destroyed by fire shortly after the landing.
Probable Cause:
The pilot took-off with an overloaded aircraft from a grass runway, which was too short for the
given conditions. He probably ended up on the wrong side of the drag curve.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
SACAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 2005 | ZS-WWP | 0 | Public road 3km South of White River district | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2008 23:27 | Topaz | Added |
| 15-Jun-2014 13:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2016 20:39 | TB | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2016 20:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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