# NTSB DCA11WA038: Pilatus PC-12, Plettenberg, South Africa, February 8, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 8, 2011, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Plettenberg, South Africa
- Coordinates: -34.090557, 23.327777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.0906&lon=23.3278&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 9 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78718/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA038

## Factual narrative

On February 8, 2011 at 1430 UTC, ZS-GAA, a Pilatus PC-12, operated by Majuba Aviation, crashed during approach to Plettenberg Bay Airport, South Africa. Instrument meterological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, copilot, and 7 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The departue point was Queenstown, South Africa. An investigation of the accident is being conducted by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture in accordance with the provision of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the CAA at: Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-GAA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Majuba Aviation
- Registered owner: Majuba Aviation

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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