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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-SBC |
| MSN: | 15280336 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Virginia Airport (VIR/FAVG), Durban, KZN -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB/FAPM) |
| Durban-Virginia Airport (VIR/FAVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 152 experienced an engine failure and made a forced landing at Durban beach front property in the vicinity of Virginia Airport (VIR/FAVG), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
The instructor and student pilot were not injured and the aircraft was not damaged.
Probable Cause(s)
Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?i=72358&s=0&page=light-aircraft-crash-on-durban-beach-front
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/light-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-durban-beach/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/74002_1558521532.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N24719
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2025 01:27 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Mar-2025 05:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 12:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jul-2025 08:35 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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