Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein

On January 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by South African Air Force, with the event recorded near Bloemfontein Free State.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a local paratroopers/skydiving mission at Bloemspruit AFB that shares a runway with Bloemfontein-Bram Fischer International Airport. For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard on its nose, veered off runway and came to rest with its left wing on the ground. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 8020, MSN 371, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -29.1164°, 26.2155°.