# NTSB DCA15WA187: Cessna 441, Cape Town, South Africa, August 17, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 17, 2015, 05:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place: Cape Town, South Africa
- Coordinates: -33.83361, 18.566667
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-33.8336&lon=18.5667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR initial approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 7 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92004/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA187

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-IFR initial approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 441-0288
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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