Piper PA28 ZS-EXV

Summary

On 7 March 2016 at about 14:10 local time, a Piper PA28 registered ZS-EXV, operated by Sky Hawk Aviation, was involved in an accident near Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 March 2016 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Nearest airport

Mountain View

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

ZS-EXV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sky Hawk Aviation

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Johannesburg → Pretoria

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

ERA16WA339

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 March 7, 2016, about 1410 coordinated universal time, Piper PA28-140, South African registration ZS-EXV, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an emergency landing to Mountain View Airfield (FAMV), Johannesburg, South Africa. The pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Lanseria International Airport (FALA), Johannesburg, South Africa, with an intended destination of 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.