ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74576
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| Date: | Saturday 29 May 2010 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Aveko VL-3 Flamingo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-VDW |
| MSN: | 30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Bela-Bela, Limpopo -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FARG (Rustenburg) |
| FARG (Rustenburg) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was participating in the President's Trophy Air Race, an annual event, when it was seen to break up in flight. The event was witnessed by at least one following aircraft.
Probable Cause(s)
Wing flutter was considered to be the main cause of the wing failure.
Contributing factor(s):
1 Exceeding the design envelope of the aircraft.
2 Poor airmanship.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.avdex.co.za/saregister/photos/ZU-VDWP.jpg (photo)
http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Default.aspxresource%20center/accidents%20&%20incid/reports/2010/8789.pdf
Images:
Rustenburg, May 29, 2010 - 11:48AM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2010 09:21 | Topaz | Added |
| 29-May-2010 10:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2010 02:17 | Topaz | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2011 09:30 | ZU-VDW | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2015 17:43 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2015 16:53 | Darrell Lush | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2017 16:43 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-May-2018 19:18 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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