Cessna 441 Conquest crash, Aug 16, 2015 (5 killed), Cape...
Cessna 441 Conquest accident on August 16, 2015 near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa with 5 fatalities. Cause: Investigation summary (as...
- Date: August 16, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
- Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Investigation summary (as reproduced by BAAA): the aircraft collided with terrain in instrument meteorological conditions while on the VOR approach for runway 19 at FACT. The full SACAA report was not located.
A Cessna 441 Conquest II air ambulance (E Med Rescue 24) carrying two crew, a paramedic, a patient and his daughter crashed on approach to Cape Town International Airport on 16 August 2015 while flying a VOR approach to runway 19. All five occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post impact fire. The investigation found the aircraft collided with terrain in instrument meteorological conditions, and noted that the approach controller had offered a VOR approach for separation while the ILS was working and radar was unserviceable.