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| Date: | Friday 1 November 2024 |
| Time: | 17:47 UTC |
| Type: |  Jabiru J170 |
| Owner/operator: | Legend Sky |
| Registration: | ZU-IBE |
| MSN: | 358 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3563 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru A3300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cullinan -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rhino Park Airfield |
| Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY/FAWB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed in the mines near Cullinan, South Africa. Both occupants were killed.
A flight instructor and a pilot on-board a Jabiru J170 aircraft with registration ZU-IBE took off on a training flight from Rhino Park Aerodrome in Gauteng province, before proceeding to Witbank Aerodrome (FAWI) and Wonderboom Aerodrome (FAWB) where the crew intended to conduct a full-stop landing. The flight was conducted under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) at night.
The pilot was training towards his night rating. Whilst inbound to FAWB, the engine ran rough, and the pilot contacted the air traffic control (ATC) and declared a MAYDAY. The crew was cleared to land on runway 29 at FAWB, and the emergency services were alerted. However, the crew was unable to reach FAWB. During an attempt to perform a forced landing on a game reserve, the aircraft impacted high-tension powerlines and burst into flames. It crashed on a rocky terrain and was consumed by the post-impact fuel-fed fire. The two occupants on-board were fatally injured.
Probable Cause
The cause of the accident was total loss of propulsion power due to a fatigue crack on the No. 6-cylinder barrel. The aircraft subsequently impacted the high-tension powerlines during a forced landing on a moonless night
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/suburbancontrolcentre/posts/pfbid0U1CU3R8Lnx2VsRamcCAKiLUqTWGx4HQgAavY65VqSFucFoLJPUuqi2i2BR9E3phol
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=268411
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zu-ibe#37ce78d6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2024 20:53 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 02-Nov-2024 07:56 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2024 08:29 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 15:18 | ASN | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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