| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1996 |
| Time: | 07:43 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force - SAAF |
| Registration: | 3010 |
| MSN: | 20800160 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bulwer -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Margate Airport (MGH/FAMG) |
The Cessna, operated by the 41st Squadron contacted a mountainside with the left wing tip. The aircraft spun and crash-landed in a valley near Bulwer. Visibility at the time of the accident was very low.
Sources:
Scramble 246
SAAF Attrition Summaries
Location
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