- This discussion is to promote safety and not to establish liability.
- The CAA's report contains padding and repetition, so in the interest of clarity, I have paraphrased extensively.
Aircraft registration: ZS-NJX and ZU-MMI
Date and time of accident: 14 August 2011 08:30Z
Type of aircraft: Piaggio P166 Albatrosses
Type of operation: Private
PIC license type: Commercial and PPL
License valid: Yes
PIC age: 61 and 57
PIC total hours: 4286 and 2893
PIC hours on type: Unknown
Last point of departure: Tzaneen Aerodrome
Next point of intended landing: Rand Airport - Gauteng
Location of accident site: About 45 km south-east of Tzaneen. 5030’ AMSL.
Meteorological information: Wind: 160°/03 Temp 14 ˚C
POB: 1+5; and 1+6
People injured: 0
People killed: 13
SYNOPSIS
Two aircraft, ZS-NJX and ZU-MMI, with 6 and 7 people on board respectively, took off from Tzaneen aerodrome on 14 August 2011 at approximately 0820Z, on private flights to Rand Airport. No flight plans were filed.
ZU-MMI took off first; it was followed shortly afterwards by ZS-NJX. The aircraft flew in formation with ZS-NJX leading.
A witness in the Lekgalametse Valley saw both aircraft flying over the valley before they disappeared into the thick, low clouds which covered the valley. He heard a loud bang moments afterwards.
The pilot of ZU-MMI did not have an instrument rating.
This story is from the September 2022 edition of SA Flyer Magazine.
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