ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70066
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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 2009 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  English Electric Lightning T5 |
| Owner/operator: | Thunder City Aircraft Company |
| Registration: | ZU-BEX |
| MSN: | 95011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Overberg Air Force Base, Bredasdorp, Western Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | OVG/FAOB (AFB Overberg) |
| OVG/FAOB (AFB Overberg) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During an air display at the annual Overberg Air Force Base fly-in, the Lightning apparently suffered hydraulic problems. While attempting to return to the field and on a long approach to Runway 28, it crashed in a ball of flame starting a veld fire approximately 3km east of the field. At the time of writing there were conflicting reports regarding an ejection, but the pilot apparently reported that he may have to eject on at least two occasions. He then reported that he was ejecting, followed immediately therafter that there had been an ejection failure.
After the crash the air show was stopped and spectators were requested to switch off their cell phones. Some two hours later it was confirmed that the pilot had died in the accident and that his body had been recovered some distance away from the downed aircraft. The air show then resumed and the day ended with the SAAF Silver Falcons Aerobatic Display Team flying the missing man formation in tribute to the pilot Dave Stock, who had accumulated 15,900 flying hours during an illustrious career, not only as an Air Force test pilot, but as a commercial pilot as well.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Official CAA Report - http://jetwashaviationphotos.com/Documents/zu-bex%20report.pdf
1. Fighter jet crash in Bredasdorp
2. Jet crashes at air show - explodes
3. Pilot dies in ex-military figther jet crash
4. Killed air show pilot named
5. Pilot 'went down with plane'
6. Dead pilot 'was experienced'
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1963 | XG311 | English Electric Aviation Company (BAC) | 0 | Ribble River near Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2009 04:20 | Topaz | Added |
| 14-Nov-2009 04:27 | Topaz | Updated |
| 14-Nov-2009 06:49 | Topaz | Updated |
| 14-Nov-2009 09:51 | Topaz | Updated |
| 15-Nov-2009 08:27 | Topaz | Updated |
| 11-Sep-2011 11:54 | Chr. Hölscher | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2012 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2012 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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