# NTSB GAA24WA061: Air Tractor AT502, Carletonville, South Africa, December 29, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 29, 2023, 09:08 local (09:08 UTC)
- Place: Carletonville, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.138639, 27.442389 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.1386&lon=27.4424&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA24WA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193590/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA061

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [All aircraft, 196 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250/sequence.md)

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: ZS-XPC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT502 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: CHB Botha
- Registered owner: CHB Botha

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: ZS-STD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (T)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: FG Construction Solutions
- Registered owner: FG Construction Solutions

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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