Cessna 172 ZS-DAC

Summary

On 6 November 2019 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 172 registered ZS-DAC, operated by South African General Aviation, was involved in an incident near Vereeniging, South Africa. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 November 2019 at 17:40

Classification

Incident

Location

Vereeniging, South Africa

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

ZS-DAC

Category

Airplane

Operator

South African General Aviation

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rand Airport → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

WPR20WA020

Nobody was injured.

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 November 6, 2019, about 1740 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172L, South African registration ZS-DAC, was enroute to the VOR beacon GAV, near Vereeniging, and reported a loss of engine power. The pilot forced landed the airplane in a field. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated an US accredited representative to assist the SACAA in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the SACAA of South Africa: South African Civil Aviation Authority Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 Southern Region Office: PO Box 174 Cape Town International Airport www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.