Aircraft

Summary

On 1 April 2010 at about 10:31 local time, a an aircraft of an unrecorded type was involved in an accident near Wlotzkasbaken, Namibia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 April 2010 at 10:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Wlotzkasbaken, Namibia

Coordinates

-22.4167, 14.4333

Aircraft

Not recorded

Registration

Not recorded

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA10WA050

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 1, 2010, V5-BAT, a Cessna 210, domestic charter flight, experienced an in-flight breakup and crashed near Wlotzkasbaken, Namibia. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire. The flight originated at Twyfelfontein and the destination was Swakopmund. The investigation is being conducted by the Namibia Directorate of Accident and Incident Investigations, Ministry of Works and Transport. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design/manufacture.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.