Cessna 172 ZS-JDN

Summary

On 3 September 2017 at about 09:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered ZS-JDN, operated by TR Eagle Air (Pty) Ltd, was involved in an accident near Hekpoort, South Africa. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 September 2017 at 09:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hekpoort, South Africa

Coordinates

-25.8536, 27.5342

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

ZS-JDN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

TR Eagle Air (Pty) Ltd

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pretoria → Pretoria

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

ERA17WA318

2 people 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 September 3, 2017, about 0930 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172M, South African registration ZS-JDN, was destroyed when it impacted a valley in the Magaliesberg Mountain range, near Hekpoort, South Africa. The two commercial pilots were fatally injured. The local personal flight departed Wonderboom Airport (FAWB), Pretoria, South Africa. 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 airplane and 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.