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Date: | Saturday 8 March 2014 |
Time: | c. 15:35 UTC |
Type: | Lockwood AirCam |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | V5-PVS |
MSN: | AC 041 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Etosha National Park -
Namibia
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Windhoek-Eros Airport |
Destination airport: | Ongava Game Lodge |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Crashed.
Photographer Paul Van Schalkwyk, who was also the founder of One Africa Television, died in the accident.
Probable Cause
1 Loss of control
Contributing factor
1 Steep turn at low altitude with insufficient airspeed.
2 Cross Control stall
3 Loss of situational awareness.
4 Performance of primary task flying the aircraft was relegated to secondary task because of free hand photography while in control of an aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=120792&page=archive-read http://www.az.com.na/unf-lle/van-schalkwyk-abgest-rzt.416612 http://www.mwt.gov.na/documents/98944/100185/12061501.PDF/de6d8e07-f479-4f8c-ab7b-161dc80419c2 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Mar-2014 07:33 |
harro |
Added |
12-May-2020 08:06 |
KagurazakaHanayo |
Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
12-May-2020 08:08 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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