- Date
- August 17, 2015, 05:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- V5-NRSCessna 441
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR initial approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Case key
- 92004
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
The government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 441 airplane that occurred on August 17, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and engine.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.
Aircraft
- Registration
- V5-NRS
- Reported as
- Cessna 441
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 441-0288
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial