# NTSB WPR20WA292: Cessna 172, Springs, South Africa, August 26, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 26, 2020, 20:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Springs, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.249444, 28.398332 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.2494&lon=28.3983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20WA292
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101893/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20WA292

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of South Africa has notified the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of an accident involving a Cessna 172 airplane that occurred on August 26, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZE-OET (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-53141
- Engines: Continental O-300 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Mach 1 Flying School
- Registered owner: Mach 1 Flying School
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FASP, Spring
- Destination: Springs

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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