Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 June 2014
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: South African Air Force – SAAF
Registration Number: 3006
Location: near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga –
ÿ South Africa
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Cessna 208 Caravan ICessna 208 Caravan I
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208 Caravan I operated by the South African Air Force crashed near Long Tom Pass in the Misty Mountain area near Lydenburg, South Africa. Three occupants were killed. The Caravan was part of 41 Squadron participating in an Operations Training Camp in the Lydenburg area.A Cessna 208 Caravan I operated by the South African Air Force crashed near Long Tom Pass in the Misty Mountain area near Lydenburg, South Africa. Three occupants were killed. The Caravan was part of 41 Squadron participating in an Operations Training Camp in the Lydenburg area.
Description
A Cessna 208 Caravan I operated by the South African Air Force crashed near Long Tom Pass in the Misty Mountain area near Lydenburg, South Africa. Three of the five occupants were killed. The Caravan formed part of 41 Squadron that participated in an Operations Training Camp in the Lydenburg area.
Source of Information
http://mobi.enca.com/three-dead-military-plane-crashes-misty-mountains, http://steelburgernews.co.za/152462/noodlottige-vliegongeluk-eis-drie-lewens/, http://citizen.co.za/196682/three-sandf-members-dead-mpumalanga-plane-crash/http://mobi.enca.com/three-dead-military-plane-crashes-misty-mountains, http://steelburgernews.co.za/152462/noodlottige-vliegongeluk-eis-drie-lewens/, http://citizen.co.za/196682/three-sandf-members-dead-mpumalanga-plane-crash/Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight operations.Mechanical failure during flight operations.Share on:
