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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Midrand, South Africa · September 9, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 9, 2026, 12:42 local (12:42 UTC)
Place
Midrand, South Africa
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
ZS-FNHCessna 172
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
203784

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
ZS-FNH
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed