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| Date: | Wednesday 4 January 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172I |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-EZO |
| MSN: | 17256524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Johannesburg -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-Rand |
| pielansberg sun city |
Hit power lines on climbout and then crashed into the yard of a house.
This aircraft crashed into my parents backyard
My two relatives died in this crash. Would love to hear from person whose yard it was.
The following factors played a role in the accident
1. Low time pilot from KZN
2. OAT was above 30* and DA must have been 8000ft
3. Overloaded: 3 pax + full tanks
4. Tried to turn back for airport
Very sad to witness this avoidable accident. As a pilot now myself I learnt a lot from this at a early age
Sources:
PZC 5-1-1995
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2008 10:21 | harro | Added |
| 09-Nov-2009 05:41 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2013 11:48 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 18-Jul-2023 13:34 | Anon. | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2023 06:54 | Anon. | Updated |
| 20-Jan-2024 08:34 | PamK | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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