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| Date: | Friday 8 April 2005 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-7 Mk II Astra |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 2016 |
| MSN: | 116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lichtenburg -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bloemfontein |
The student pilot Oupa Jean-Claude Ramaiti died after ejecting at low level while getting lost on a solo navigational training flight from Bloemfontein. It is reported that the student had 'failed his exams on more than one occasion'. Based at CFS Langebaanweg.
Sources:
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries
AFM JUN 2005, p77
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2008 08:09 | Topaz | Added |
| 07-Jun-2008 08:13 | Topaz | Updated |
| 15-Feb-2021 10:03 | Sicak | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator, ] |
| 10-Sep-2021 15:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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