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| Date: | Friday 16 March 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-XPS |
| MSN: | 0556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Queenstown -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New Tempe Aerodrome near Bloemfontein (FATP) |
| Queenstown Aerodrome (FAQT) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 16 March 2007, at approximately 0600Z, a Cirrus SR 22 aircraft was destroyed on impact with terrain while manoeuvring 14 nautical miles from Queenstown. A post-impact fire ensued. The pilot was fatally injured. Witnesses on the ground stated that they had heard the aircraft circling for approximately 1s? hours and had seen the aircraft flying low before impacting with the ground in misty conditions. Probable Cause Controlled flight into terrain in misty conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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