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| Date: | Friday 4 September 2015 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: |  Magni M16 |
| Owner/operator: | Xsit |
| Registration: | ZU-DHJ |
| MSN: | 16 03 2444 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Patensie, Kouga, Cacadu, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The gyrocopter crashed under unknown circumstances and exploded. The pilot sustained fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://news.iafrica.com/sa/1004920.html
https://www.enca.com/south-africa/pilot-dies-after-his-gyrocopter-crashes
http://www.jbaynews.com/gyrocopter-pilot-dies-after-crashing-near-patensie/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150919084505/http://www.heraldlive.co.za/gyrocopter-pilot-dies-crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2015 12:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Sep-2015 15:26 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, ] |
| 08-Oct-2015 16:21 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
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