Cessna 406 Caravan crash, Nov 2, 2001 (3 killed), Johanne...
Cessna 406 Caravan accident on November 2, 2001 near Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa with 3 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 2, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 406 Caravan
- Location: Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in pitch and roll caused by a roughly 16 percent overload and an aft centre of gravity beyond the certified limit. Unsecured cargo and an unrestrained passenger contributed.
A Cessna 406 Caravan cargo flight from Johannesburg lost control about 35 to 40 seconds after rotation and crashed in a marsh about 700 metres short of the runway threshold. All three occupants died. The aircraft was overloaded and its centre of gravity was beyond the aft limit, and both engines were past TBO.