# NTSB DCA16WA236: Cessna 182, Plettenberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa, December 16, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 16, 2015, 09:34 local (09:34 UTC)
- Place: Plettenberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa
- Coordinates: -34.058055, 23.363889 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.0581&lon=23.3639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA236
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94255/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA236

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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 South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 182@ airplane that occurred on December 16, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the SACAA'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 SACAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZS-SLS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (Q)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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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