- Date
- August 8, 2018
- Place
- Diatar, Mauritania
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- F-GOKZAyres S2R
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98130
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On August 8, 2018, at an unknown time, an Ayres S2R T34 airplane, F-GOKZ, impacted terrain during an agricultural operation near Diatar, Mauritania. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of Mauritania. The local flight originated from Podor Airport (GOSP), Podor, Senegal.The accident investigation was delegated by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA) Zone Sud 10 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget F-93350 Le Bourget Cedex France
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-GOKZ
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R (T34)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6032
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Departed
- GOSP · Podor
- Destination
- GOSP · Podor