DCA16WA080

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 425 · Windhoek, Namibia · January 29, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
January 29, 2016, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
Place
Windhoek, Namibia
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
V5-MJWCessna 425
Defining event
Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92659

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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.

Loss of control in flightApproach-VFR go-aroundAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The Namibia Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (DAAII) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 425 airplane that occurred on January 29, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DAAII's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by DAAII.

Aircraft

Registration
V5-MJW
Reported as
Cessna 425
Category
Airplane
Serial number
425-0077
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial