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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pitts Special S-1S |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | ZS-UZZ |
| MSN: | E-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rashoop, Brits, North West -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brits Airfield (FABS) |
| Brits Airfield (FABS) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot died when his Pitts impacted trees and terrain shortly after takeoff. The Pitts was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Avcom
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/biplane-crashes-backyard-kills-man
http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showphoto.php?photo=186512&title=pitts-special-s-1s-zs-uzz-vereeniging-airfield-favv&cat=576
http://britsflyingclub.co.za/About-Us/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2015 08:29 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Aug-2015 08:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2015 09:17 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 24-Aug-2015 04:44 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2015 13:08 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
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