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| Date: | Saturday 22 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Atlas Impala Mk I (MB.326M) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-IMP |
| MSN: | 6359 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saldanha Vredenburg Municipal Airport (FASD), Saldanha Bay, WC -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Saldanha Vredenburg (FASD) |
| Saldanha Vredenburg (FASD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Atlas Impala Mk I (MB.326M), ZU-IMP, was destroyed when it crashed and burst into flames during the Saldanha Airshow at Saldanha Vredenburg Municipal Airport,(FASD), Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.
The pilot perished in the accident.
Videographic evidence shows the aircraft at low altitude with the landing gear down when it conducted an inverted left roll. The airplane exited the roll, but the recovery was sluggish and it then impacted terrain.
Sources:
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/watch-tragedy-at-west-coast-airshow-as-aircraft-crashes/
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=270677
FlyAfrica
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-03-22-in-pictures-crash-at-saldanha-airshow-claims-the-life-of-a-decorated-pilot/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/17267_1566904200.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex South African Air Force 479
Location
Images:
It was taken at Saldanha Airport, and it was taken after the accident.
Aircraft Remains after the incident.
Photo of when she was in her fatal dive before the crash 22/03/25
ZU-IMP after the fire had been extinguished
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2025 13:33 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Mar-2025 14:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 15:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 15:36 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 18:21 | JoshuaW237 | Updated [Time, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 18:22 | JoshuaW237 | Updated [Category, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 23:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2025 19:55 | JoshuaW237 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Mar-2025 18:29 | JoshuaW237 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 26-Mar-2025 19:33 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 11:17 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
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