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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  The Airplane Factory Sling 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-PBC |
| MSN: | 129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of Howick, Kwazulu-Natal -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Secunda Airport (ZEC/FASC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two The Airplane Factory Sling 2's crashed near Howick, Kwazulu-Natal.
Search operations are being conducted.
ZU-PBC was found west of Howick and the pilot deceased.
The pilots of both airplanes died in the crash.
Sources:
https://witness.co.za/news/2025/10/15/watch-search-and-rescue-under-way-after-reported-plane-crash-in-howick/
https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/east-coast-breakfast/plane-crash-tragedy-howick-kzn/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zu-pbc#3cab1828
www.afrique-diplomatique.com
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/42682_1544271566.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2025 15:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Oct-2025 16:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 15-Oct-2025 16:22 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Oct-2025 18:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2025 05:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2025 12:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2025 16:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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