Cessna 441 V5-NRS
17 August 2015 · Cape Town, South Africa · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 2015 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 441 registered V5-NRS was involved in an accident near Cape Town, South Africa. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Coordinates
- -33.8336, 18.5667
- Aircraft
- Cessna 441
- Registration
- V5-NRS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA15WA187
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
The government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 441 airplane that occurred on August 17, 2015. 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 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and engine.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 441 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2015 | Cessna 441 | Argyle, Texas, United States | Del Air Enterprises II, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 2015 | Cessna 441 | Climax, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 2016 | Cessna 441 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2017 | Cessna 441 | Renmark, Australia | AE Charter Services PTY Ltd | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Feb 2018 | Cessna 441 | Rossville, Indiana, United States | Ponderosa Aviation LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Mar 2018 | Cessna 441 | Broome, Australia, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2015 | Bell UH1H-NO SERIES | Bainskloof, South Africa | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Feb 2015 | Bell 206-L4 | Remote Location, South Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2015 | Cessna 182 | Plettenberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 8 Mar 2015 | Bell UH1H-NO SERIES | Cape Town, South Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 2015 | Eclipse 500 | Swellendam, South Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 2015 | Boeing 737 | Johannesburg, South Africa | - | No injuries | - |