ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17767
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 January 2008 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Mecocar CC |
| Registration: | ZS-ELT |
| MSN: | 28-2917 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Swartberg Pass, Grootklip, north of Oudtshoorn, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAMO (Mossel Bay) |
| FAWB (Wonderboom) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The hire and fly Piper Cherokee had taken off from Mossel Bay to fly to Pretoria. Just north of Oudtshoorn in the Eastern Cape the aircraft flew into very misty conditions and collided with terrain near the top of the Swartberg Pass. There were no survivors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2245268,00.html
2. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2245437,00.html
3. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2245418,00.html
4. http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2245632,00.html
5. https://mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=328834&referrer=RSS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2008 16:22 | Topaz | Added |
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