ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19612
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| Date: | Saturday 11 July 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training College SA CC / Pilot Nicky Rech |
| Registration: | ZS-SCM |
| MSN: | 34-7250146 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Steilkopberg near Tzaneen, Limpopo -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAGC |
| FATZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was apparently off course and collided with a mountain. Aircraft on IFR flight on FL 110 TOD was apparently about 40nm from TZ. Apparently the Pilot decent below MSA for FATZ in VMC but probably encounter bad weather.
Sources:
CAA accident report.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2008 02:48 | Topaz | Added |
| 24-Aug-2011 22:25 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:54 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2022 10:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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