Incident report
Agusta A119 Koala crash near West Nicholson, Zimbabwe
minor2014-05-05
Summary
An Agusta A119 crashed on landing at West Nicholson during what authorities described as an unauthorised flight from South Africa. The wreck was buried to avoid detection, found on 20 May 2014 and recovered by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. Both occupants were reportedly flown back to South Africa. The same aircraft had been involved in a similar incident in 2012.
Incident details
Date
2014-05-05
Location
West Nicholson, Zimbabwe
Aircraft
Registration
ZS-RSL
Operator
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Phase of flight
landing
Source
Bulawayo24 ↗-21.0600, 29.3700
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceBulawayo24
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