Zlin Z50 ZS-VAR

Summary

On 6 October 2017 at about 15:30 local time, a Zlin Z50 registered ZS-VAR was involved in an accident near Gauteng Province, South Africa. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 2017 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gauteng Province, South Africa

Nearest airport

Kitty Hawk (FAKT)

Coordinates

-25.8600, 28.4500

Aircraft

Zlin Z50

Registration

ZS-VAR

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gauteng Province → Gauteng Province

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA18WA009

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 October 6, 2017, about 1530 coordinated universal time, a Zlin Z-50L, South African registration ZS-VAR, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Kitty Hawk Airport (FAKT), Gauteng Province, South Africa. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight.The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture and Design of the engine, the NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 to assist the AIID in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 (0) 11 545-1055/1050 +27 (0) 83 461-6277 (24 hours) E-mail:[email protected] Fax: +27 (0) 11 545 1466 Website: http://www.caa.co.za This report is for informational purposes only. All investigative information will be released by the SACAA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.