Pilatus PC-12 ZS-GAA

Summary

On 8 February 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Pilatus PC-12 registered ZS-GAA, operated by Majuba Aviation, was involved in an accident near Plettenberg, South Africa. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 February 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Plettenberg, South Africa

Coordinates

-34.0906, 23.3278

Aircraft

Pilatus PC-12

Registration

ZS-GAA

Operator

Majuba Aviation

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA11WA038

9 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 February 8, 2011 at 1430 UTC, ZS-GAA, a Pilatus PC-12, operated by Majuba Aviation, crashed during approach to Plettenberg Bay Airport, South Africa. Instrument meterological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, copilot, and 7 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The departue point was Queenstown, South Africa. An investigation of the accident is being conducted by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture in accordance with the provision of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the CAA at: Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.