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    Never Give Up

    Dec 14, 2018 4 minutes
    DAVIS JIM

    Aiming to make safer pilots of us, here veteran instructor Jim Davis looks at extracts from official CAA Accident Reports from his homeland of South Africa and analyses why things went wrong and how we may all avoid making similar mistakes.

    CAA ACCIDENT REPORT SUMMARY

    Date of Accident: 8 October 2006

    Time of Accident: 1845Z

    Aircraft Registration: ZS-OMF

    Type of Aircraft: Jetstream 4100

    Type of Operation: International

    Pilot licence: Airline Transport

    Licence Valid: Yes

    Age: 49

    Total Flying Hours: 13986.35

     Hours on Type: 3976

    Last point of Departure: Durban International Airport

    Next point of Intended Landing: Maputo International Airport – Mozambique

    : 50 nm from Durban

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