Incident de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth ZU-IUV, Friday 21 February 2025
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Date:Friday 21 February 2025
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: ZU-IUV
MSN: 84811
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM), Germiston, Gauteng -   South Africa
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM)
Destination airport:Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth made a forced landing in the grass about 150m right around the beginning of runway 11 at Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM), Germiston, Gauteng.
Both occupants were not injured and the aircraft received substantial damage.

Sources:

https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=270217
FlyAfrica

https://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/576/IMG_1699M_800.jpg (photo)

History of this aircraft

Ex ZS-CDJ, South African Air Force: 4686, RAF: T6457

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

12 August 1972 ZS-CDJ Noel Otten 0 Baragwanath/Johannesburg sub

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Feb-2025 12:00 RobertMB Added
23-Feb-2025 12:14 RobertMB Updated [Registration, ]

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