# NTSB DCA10WA050: Wlotzkasbaken, Namibia, April 1, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 1, 2010, 10:31 local (10:31 UTC)
- Place: Wlotzkasbaken, Namibia
- Coordinates: -22.416666, 14.433333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-22.4167&lon=14.4333&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75727/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA050

## Factual narrative

On April 1, 2010, V5-BAT, a Cessna 210, domestic charter flight, experienced an in-flight breakup and crashed near Wlotzkasbaken, Namibia. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire. The flight originated at Twyfelfontein and the destination was Swakopmund. The investigation is being conducted by the Namibia Directorate of Accident and Incident Investigations, Ministry of Works and Transport. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design/manufacture.

## Aircraft

- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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