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| Date: | Friday 20 October 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-402 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-MFT |
| MSN: | 402-0716 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | R529 near Letsitele in Limpopo -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft impacted a power pole during the ensuing force landing to a rural roadway near Letsitele in Limpopo. The agplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.
Sources:
https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1697998/man-escapes-limpopo-plane-crash-with-minimal-injuries/
http://www.caa.co.za/Occurence%20Reports/October%202017.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2017 15:36 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 11:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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