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Pitts S2 ZS-OOB

29 January 2019 · Kliprivier, South Africa · No injuries

Summary

On 29 January 2019 at about 05:52 local time, a Pitts S2 registered ZS-OOB was involved in an accident near Kliprivier, South Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 05:52
Classification
Accident
Location
Kliprivier, South Africa
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Pitts S2
Registration
ZS-OOB
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
NTSB number
WPR19WA149

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Pitts S2 airplane that occurred on January 29, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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