Airshow ulykke i Sør Afrika - AVweb

Test Pilot Dies In Jet Warbird Airshow Crash A well-known South African test pilot was killed in the crash of a vintage jet fighter at an airshow there on Saturday. 'It is with profound sadness that the organizers of the West Coast Airshow confirm a fatal accident involving[…] Read this article Date: Saturday 22 March 2025 Time: Type:      Atlas Impala Mk I (MB.326M) Owner/operator: Private Registration: ZU-IMP MSN: 6359 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Category: Accident Location: Saldanha Vredenburg Municipal Airport (FASD), Saldanha Bay, WC -    South Africa Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) Nature: Demo/Airshow/Display Departure airport: Saldanha Vredenburg (FASD) Destination airport: Saldanha Vredenburg (FASD) Confidence Rating:  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources Narrative: An Atlas Impala Mk I (MB.326M), ZU-IMP, was destroyed when it crashed and burst into flames during the Saldanha Airshow at Saldanha Vredenburg Municipal Airport,(FASD), Saldanha Bay, Western Cape. The pilot perished in the accident. Videographic evidence shows the aircraft at low altitude with the landing gear down when it conducted an inverted left roll. The airplane exited the roll, but the recovery was sluggish and it then impacted terrain.