- Date
- January 23, 2020, 08:53 local (08:53 UTC)
- Place
- George, South Africa
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- ZS-CARCessna S550
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100869
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Factual narrative
On January 23, 2020, about 0853 coordinated universal time, a Cessna S550, ZS-CAR, impacted mountainous terrain under unknown circumstances while conducting aerial surveying operations near George, South Africa. The two crew members and one passenger were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of South Africa. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of South Africa. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of South Africa. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Civil Aviation Authority Accident & Incident Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 (0) 11 545-1055/1050 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-CAR
- Reported as
- Cessna S550
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- S550-0078
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
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