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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ausnek, Namibia · March 29, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 29, 2026, 09:00 local (09:00 UTC)
Place
Ausnek, Namibia · The C172 was doing low level flight and collided with high voltage power lines. It flipped over and crashed
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
D-EGZECessna 172
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202734

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)Maneuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 10,189 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
D-EGZE
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal