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showed the captain was the pilot flying, while the first officer was doing the radio work. The footage also showed the licensed aircraft maintenance engineer (LAME) operating the engine controls. Further, “during taxi, takeoff and flight, until moments before the crash, one of the passengers was seen standing in the cockpit area behind the LAME. “The GoPro also shows that the pilots were not sure if they had retracted the landing gears, as they can be heard asking each other whether the gears are out or not. It also shows that though the pilots and LAME were informed of the left engine fire, they were asking each other which engine was on fire,” the preliminary report reads. The GoPro footage also showed that “at no stage did the pilots or the LAME discuss or attempt to extinguish the left engine fire, as the left engine fire extinguishing system was never activated”. The preliminary report noted the aircraft was certified for operation by two pilots and it was “not clear why the LAME was allowed to operate the engine controls during the operation of the aircraft” and noted “crew resource management in the cockpit was found lacking”.
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return to
Wonderboom Airport, but were unable to complete the manoeuvre and the aircraft crashed into a factory approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the airport at about 4:30 pm local time. The flight engineer was killed in the crash and the pilot in command succumbed to his injuries about 18 months after the accident.
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The aircraft was operating a test flight in preparation for its delivery flight. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft's left engine began trailing brown smoke. Footage taken from inside the aircraft shows the engine began to vibrate and fire trailed from its exhaust. The pilots immediately initiated a
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released its final report on 28 August 2019. In the report it indicated that the probable cause of the accident was poor maintenance of the engines and multiple mistakes by unqualified pilots, such as continuing the flight after the left engine had caught fire. Early indications of the engine fault
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began an investigation, and pledged to have an initial report within 30 days of the crash. A preliminary report was released in August 2018. It said the pilots did not follow the prescribed checklist procedures when they discovered an engine had caught fire. Recovered video footage from the cockpit
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A380 senior check captain. The co-pilot was a check-and-training captain for the airline's fleet of Airbus A380s. Both men were members of
Australia's Historical Aviation Restoration Society (HARS) and had previously flown another former Rovos Air Convair aircraft to HARS' home base at
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The aircraft was carrying 16 passengers and had a crew of three: two pilots and a flight engineer.
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Convairs in the 1950s (still operating in 2018, as cargo airline
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467:"ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-340 ZS-BRV Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY)"
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236:
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670:"Accident: Rovos Rail CVLP at Pretoria on Jul 10th 2018, engine problem"
417:"WATCH | Inside the Pretoria plane crash: Passenger films final moments"
31:
ZS-BRV, the aircraft involved, seen in
September 2006 with its previous
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518:[Tragic accident with the Convair 340 intended for Aviodrome].
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694:
516:"Tragisch ongeluk met de, voor Aviodrome bestemde, Convair 340"
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Accidents and incidents involving the
Convair CV-240 family
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The
Accident and Incident Investigations Department of the
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The two pilots were
Australian; the captain was a retired
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Aviation accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
267:(the aviation division of South African rail operator
644:"South African Convair crash interim report released"
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African Air Force Hawker-Siddeley HS125 crash
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1134:Aviation accidents and incidents in South Africa
541:"Second death confirmed in Pretoria plane crash"
442:"Second death confirmed in Pretoria plane crash"
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568:"Aussies injured in South Africa plane crash"
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393:South African Civil Aviation Authority
385:South African Civil Aviation Authority
957:K2 Aviation de Havilland Beaver crash
807:Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crash
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817:Iran Bombardier Challenger 604 crash
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668:Hradecky, Simon (28 August 2019).
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235:crashed during a trial flight in
151:Pilanesberg International Airport
16:Aviation disaster in South Africa
1276:July 2018 events in South Africa
1180:South African Airways Flight 295
1148:South African Airways Flight 406
797:Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
723:Aviation accidents and incidents
1172:Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash
231:owned by Dutch aviation museum
20:2018 Pretoria Convair 340 crash
1286:2018 disasters in South Africa
1067:Gatwick Airport drone incident
1047:Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256
997:Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash
937:Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431
907:UY Aviation King Air C90 crash
867:Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
857:Algerian Air Force Il-76 crash
827:New York City helicopter crash
1:
897:Cubana de AviaciĂłn Flight 972
837:US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211
887:Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633
747:Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622
1037:Sky Lease Cargo Flight 4854
777:United Airlines Flight 1175
767:Saratov Airlines Flight 703
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1231:Pretoria Convair 340 crash
1017:Leicester helicopter crash
947:Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crash
917:Pretoria Convair 340 crash
310:Illawarra Regional Airport
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967:Horizon Air Q400 incident
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316:Passenger nationalities
1215:Piaggio Albatross crash
1077:Puebla helicopter crash
472:Aviation Safety Network
257:United States Air Force
1207:SA Airlink Flight 8911
1057:Air Astana Flight 1388
927:Air Vanuatu Flight 241
49:10 July 2018
1007:Air Niugini Flight 73
977:XiamenAir Flight 8667
1271:2018 in South Africa
259:(USAF) in 1954 as a
1095:► 2019
1089:2017 ◄
1027:Lion Air Flight 610
648:Australian Aviation
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296:Passengers and crew
227:On 10 July 2018, a
64:Engine failure and
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241:Wonderboom Airport
141:Wonderboom Airport
122:BRAVO ROMEO VICTOR
109:Aircraft type
77:Wonderboom Airport
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1240:
1188:Comair Flight 206
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210:Ground fatalities
205:Ground casualties
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1209:(September 2009)
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251:The aircraft, a
88:Total fatalities
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1182:(November 1987)
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218:Ground injuries
184:2 (1 initially)
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11:
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134:
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96:Total injuries
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62:
58:
57:
47:
43:
42:
38:
37:
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10:
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4:
3:
2:
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1217:(August 2011)
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1038:
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1008:
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978:
968:
958:
948:
938:
928:
918:
908:
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137:Flight origin
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1199:21st century
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1166:(April 1974)
1150:(March 1967)
1140:20th century
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128:Registration
83:South Africa
1233:(July 2018)
324:Passengers
277:air charter
253:Convair 340
229:Convair 340
147:Destination
113:Convair 340
66:Pilot error
1250:Categories
1158:(May 1971)
654:2019-01-15
629:2020-06-15
602:2018-08-07
577:2018-08-07
550:2020-08-25
526:2018-08-07
522:(in Dutch)
498:2018-08-07
478:2018-08-08
447:2018-08-07
422:2018-08-07
400:References
335:Australia
269:Rovos Rail
181:Fatalities
165:Passengers
53:2018-07-10
679:28 August
572:NewsComAu
545:TimesLIVE
520:Aviodrome
281:Martinair
273:Aviodrome
265:Rovos Air
233:Aviodrome
197:Survivors
157:Occupants
119:Call sign
33:Rovos Air
287:Accident
247:Aircraft
237:Pretoria
189:Injuries
104:Aircraft
81:Pretoria
41:Accident
727: (
725:in 2018
61:Summary
51: (
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1063:Dec 19
1053:Nov 11
1023:Oct 29
1013:Oct 27
1003:Sep 28
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963:Aug 10
933:Jul 31
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903:Jun 28
893:May 18
883:May 14
863:Apr 17
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843:Mar 17
833:Mar 12
823:Mar 11
813:Mar 11
793:Feb 18
783:Feb 16
773:Feb 13
763:Feb 11
753:Jan 17
743:Jan 13
330:Total
305:Qantas
261:C-131D
132:ZS-BRV
35:livery
1043:Nov 9
1033:Nov 7
993:Sep 9
983:Sep 1
953:Aug 4
943:Aug 4
873:May 2
803:Mar 6
620:(PDF)
327:Crew
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391:The
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