- Date
- November 6, 2019, 17:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Vereeniging, South Africa
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- ZS-DACCessna 172
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100539
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Factual narrative
On November 6, 2019, about 1740 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172L, South African registration ZS-DAC, was enroute to the VOR beacon GAV, near Vereeniging, and reported a loss of engine power. The pilot forced landed the airplane in a field. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated an US accredited representative to assist the SACAA in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the SACAA of South Africa: South African Civil Aviation Authority Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 Southern Region Office: PO Box 174 Cape Town International Airport 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-DAC
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 (L)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-60095
- Damage
- No damage
- Operator
- South African General Aviation
- Registered owner
- South African General Aviation
- Departed
- FAGM · Rand Airport