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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 2024 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-NSX |
| MSN: | 32R-7987109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Algoa Prak, Gqeberh, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Postmasburg (FAPT) |
| Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ/FAPE) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II experienced an engine failure and made a forced belly landing at the Ysterhout Street, Algoa Park, Gqeberha (formerly known as Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape.
The three occupants were not injured and the aircraft was written off.
Probable Cause(s)
Fuel exhaustion caused the engine to stop in-flight, and the pilot executed an unsuccessful forced landing on a suburban road in a residential area.
Contributing Factor(s)
1. Improper flight planning.
2. Failure to adhere to Regulatory stipulations regarding fuel requirements and fuel reserves.
3. Failure to uplift fuel at FAPT.
4. Failure to adhere to standard operating procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/small-plane-crashes-in-gqebera-suburb/
https://www.algoafm.co.za/local/bay-residents-in-shock-as-light-aircraft-hits-lamppost-in-algoa-park
https://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/576/medium/MG_9906m_800.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N388PC
Location
Media:
❗❗Accident Alert❗❗
— ? SA911 (@Zulu72944051488) September 5, 2024
A plane has crashed/Emergency landing in Algoa Park opposite Dolfyn Woonstelle - No serious injuries reported - Emergency services on scene
Port Elizabeth pic.twitter.com/24iOyDoGSR
A small single engine plane made a crash landing in Gqeberha this afternoon. Very little is known about the incident at the moment.
— ? SA911 (@Zulu72944051488) September 6, 2024
READ MORE HERE: https://t.co/k0DeRA8Eyp pic.twitter.com/Pqo04IzTV2
IN PICTURES | A small single engine plane made a crash landing in Gqeberha this afternoon. Very little is known about the incident at the moment. pic.twitter.com/KSWVuQblZA
— SABC News (@SABCNews) September 5, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2024 14:51 | ASN | Added |
| 05-Sep-2024 14:55 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2024 06:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2024 06:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 06-Sep-2024 06:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 09-Sep-2024 18:42 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2024 20:33 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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