ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186016
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 2016 |
| Time: | 10:11 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Archer |
| Owner/operator: | 43 Air School |
| Registration: | ZS-PEX |
| MSN: | 28-7405112 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Port Alfred Aerodrome (FAPA), Port Alfred, EC -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Port Alfred (AFD/FAPA) |
| Port Alfred (AFD/FAPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While performing circuits to land, the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power and subsequent force landing. The airplane clipped a fence and entered the waters of the Kowie River at Crab Creek west of Port Alfred Aerodrome (FAPA), Port Alfred, Eastern Cape. The submerged aircraft sustained substantial damage and the sole student pilot onboard was not injured.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160418062905/http://www.grocotts.co.za/content/plane-crashes-outside-port-alfred-30-03-2016
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/student-pilot-survives-emergency-crash-landing-in-port-alfred-river-20160331
http://web.archive.org/web/20160528225058/http://www.heraldlive.co.za/light-aircraft-crashes-kowie-river/
http://www.nsri.org.za/2016/03/aircraft-accident-on-the-kowie-river/
https://www.facebook.com/43airschool/posts/1078078598920832
http://www.airliners.net/photo/43-Air-School/Piper-PA-28-180-Cherokee/2254939/L
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2016 16:18 | Geno | Added |
| 31-Mar-2016 23:40 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2016 06:09 | Bob2703 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 12-Apr-2016 00:26 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
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