Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 December 1994
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B100 King Air
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: ZS-MSG
Location: Vrede –
ÿ South Africa
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft FuselageAircraft Fuselage
Category: Accident
An ad hoc charter flight from Durban to Vrede experienced a catastrophic incident due to a sudden thunderstorm. The aircraft entered a high-speed descent, resulting in a breakup in flight and complete fuselage impact. A post-impact fire further damaged the house.An ad hoc charter flight from Durban to Vrede experienced a catastrophic incident due to a sudden thunderstorm. The aircraft entered a high-speed descent, resulting in a breakup in flight and complete fuselage impact. A post-impact fire further damaged the house.
Description
The aircraft was on an ad hoc charter flight from to Durban to attend to an AOG (aircraft on ground) there. While passing the town of Vrede, the aircraft inadvertently entered a thunderstorm, control was lost and the aircraft entered a high speed descent and broke up in flight. The main fuselage fell into the front garden of a house and was completely destroyed. Fortunately nobody on the ground was injured. The tail section was found approximately one kilometer away on a hockey field. There was a post impact fire which also consumed a large portion of the house.
Source of Information
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=113400https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=113400Primary Cause
Sudden thunderstorm conditions and loss of control during a high-speed descent.Sudden thunderstorm conditions and loss of control during a high-speed descent.Share on:
