| Date: | Friday 13 November 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Learjet 55 |
| Owner/operator: | Gates Learjet |
| Registration: | N57TA |
| MSN: | 55-010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterkloof -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF/FAWK) |
Crashed while performing low level aerobatics. A barrel roll was attempted at 155 knots speed at 690 feet.
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