Aircraft registration: ZS-IWV
Owner: Brian& Wynand Investments
Date and time of accident: 15 September 2013
Type of aircraft: Piper PA-32-300
Type of operation: Private flight
PIC license type: Commercial
License valid: Yes
PIC age: 22
PIC total hours: 237
PIC hours on type: 3.1
Last point of departure: Ranch Hotel, S of Polokwane
Next point of intended landing: Krugersdorp
Location of accident site: N1 highway 14 nm SW of FAPP
Meteorological information: 020°/9 kt 30ºC Viz 3 km hz
POB: 1+2
People injured: 0
People killed: 0
SYNOPSIS
The pilot and two passengers flew from Krugersdorp to the Ranch Hotel that morning and stayed for lunch. The tanks were full at the start and the flight took 1hr 50 mins.
The pilot said that after lunch he did a pre-flight inspection and they taxiied to the threshold of Runway 06, where he selected the right main tank and performed the pre-takeoff checks.
