ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215788
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| Date: | Friday 28 September 2018 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 |
| Type: | Micro Aviation Bat Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-MIL |
| MSN: | 0053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Pilanesberg National Park near Sun City, North West Province -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced an inflight wire strike, becoming entangled and suspended above hillside brush terrain in the Pilanesberg National Park near Sun City, Western Cape. The two uninjured occupants onboard were safely removed. The airframe was recovered and found to have only minor damage. It was repaired and returned to service five days later.
Sources:
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-09-28-lucky-escape-as-plane-gets-trapped-300m-above-the-ground/
Avcom
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6221553/Husband-wife-rescued-South-Africa-plane-crashes-zip-wire.html
Micro Aviation SA Ltd via David Wise
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2018 23:55 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Sep-2018 07:55 | paradise | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Sep-2018 07:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Plane category] |
| 30-Sep-2018 10:34 | Architects | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Dec-2019 07:13 | FlyDW | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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