ZS-OJY — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

December 6, 1999AccidentHull loss
J10/2/7132 A99141 SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ACCIDENT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Date of Accident 06 December 1999 Time of Accident 0506z Aircraft Registration ZS-OJY Type of Aircraft Piper PA31350 Pilot-in-command Licence Type Commercial Pilot-in-command Flying Experience Total Flying Hours Type of Operation International Charter flight Last…
Piper PA31-350 · 10 fatalities
The following findings were identified: - The precipitative cause of this accident was the failure of the exhaust pipe segment, which caused the right–hand engine to lose power/fail. - The overloaded condition of the aircraft was thus a highly significant contributory factor. Full accident record