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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 177B Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-FXT |
| MSN: | 17701400 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Normandien, KwaZulu-Natal -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newcastle Airport (NCS/FANC) |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna 177 Cardinal suffered engine issues approximately ten minutes into the flight. The engine started running rough and losing power. The pilot attempted to restore engine power to no avail. The aircraft started losing altitude and at approximately 800 feet above ground level (AGL) the engine stopped. The pilot then executed a forced landing on an open field 6 nautical miles southwest of the Chelmsford Nature Reserve.
Both occupnts were not injured.
Sources:
https://www.citizen.co.za/northern-natal-news/news-headlines/2025/05/21/pilot-and-his-passenger-unscathed-after-emergency-aircraft-landing-near-normandien/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2025 15:02 | aus | Added |
| 22-May-2025 07:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 09:16 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 09:17 | ASN | Updated [Cn, ] |
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