Date & Time:
Feb 24, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Henles Engineering
Registration:
ZS-KTV
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Executive/Corporate/Business
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Klerksdorp Airport, both engines failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed few km short of runway threshold. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Failure of both engines on approach caused by a fuel exhaustion.
