Eclipse 500 ZS-DKS
7 December 2015 · Swellendam, South Africa · Fatal
Summary
On 7 December 2015 at about 08:57 local time, a Eclipse 500 registered ZS-DKS was involved in an accident near Swellendam, South Africa. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Swellendam, South Africa
- Coordinates
- -34.3419, 20.1375
- Aircraft
- Eclipse 500
- Registration
- ZS-DKS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA16WA031
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Eclipse Aviation 500 airplane that occurred on December 07, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the SACAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane/engine.All investigative information will be released by SACAA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2015 | Cessna 441 | Cape Town, South Africa | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 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 |
| 26 Oct 2015 | Boeing 737 | Johannesburg, South Africa | - | No injuries | - |