Accident Citabria 7KCAB ZS-FKL, Friday 11 December 1998
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Date:Friday 11 December 1998
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Citabria 7KCAB
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZS-FKL
MSN: 88
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:
Category:Accident
Location:Runway 19 Stellenbosh Aerodrome -   South Africa
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Stellenbosch Aerodrome
Destination airport:Stellenbosch Aerodrome
Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
After a local training flight, which included five touch-and-go landings a full-stop landing was executed. While taxiing the aircraft along the runway a right turn was initiated onto the taxiway, while turning the starboard landing gear strut suddenly collapsed. PROBABLE CAUSE:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

S.A. CAA

History of this aircraft

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