Cessna 182 ZS-PHB

Summary

On 27 August 2016 at about 10:25 local time, a Cessna 182 registered ZS-PHB, operated by Impondo Agriculture and Forestry CC, was involved in an accident near Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 2016 at 10:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Nearest airport

Komati Gorge Lodge (PRIV)

Coordinates

-25.9033, 30.2772

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

ZS-PHB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Impondo Agriculture and Forestry CC

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mpumalanga Prov → Mpumalanga Province

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

WPR16WA192

3 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 August 27, 2016, about 1025 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 182Q, South African registration ZS-PHB, was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Komati Gorge Lodge private airstrip, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of South Africa. 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: 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) 60 991-9915 (24 hours) Email: [email protected] Fax: +27 (0) 11 545 1466 Website: https://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Accicdents%20andIncidents/How-to-report-accident.aspx

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.