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Cessna S550 Citation S/II = Fatal Accident (South Africa)

Date:	Thursday 23 January 2020
Time:	ca 10:50
Type:	Cessna S550 Citation S/II
Operator:	South African Civil Aviation Authority
Registration:	ZS-CAR
C/n / msn:	S550-0078
First flight:	1986
Crew:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	Outeniqua Mountains, Ruiterbos area (   South Africa)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Survey/research
Departure airport:	George Airport (GRJ/FAGG), South Africa
Destination airport:	George Airport (GRJ/FAGG), South Africa

Narrative:
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II of the South African Civil Aviation Authority crashed into Outeniqua Mountains, Ruiterbos area, between Mossel Bay and Oudtshoorn. The three occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
The Citation departed George Airport at 10:40 hours local time on a flight calibration mission of navigational aids of the same airport. Last contact with the flight was about ten minutes after takeoff.