- Date
- November 29, 2018, 16:06 local (16:06 UTC)
- Place
- Machadodorp, South Africa
- Injuries
- 5 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- ZS-DIVCessna U206
- Defining event
- Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98707
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Factual narrative
On November 29, 2018, about 1606 universal coordinated time, a Cessna U206D airplane, South African registration ZS-DIV, impacted terrain near the Skoonman Kloff in the Machadodorp area in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. The pilot and 4 passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated by Bushflying Air Safaris under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of South Africa. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated an US accredited representative to assist the SACAA in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to SACAA of South Africa: South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Southern Region Office PO Box 174 Cape Town International Airport 7525 Website: http://www.caa.co.za
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-DIV
- Reported as
- Cessna U206 (D)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206-13414
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Edpauls Motors Cc