Cessna 172 incident near Vereeniging, Za, November 6, 2019
On November 6, 2019 at about 5:40 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered ZSDAC, was involved in an incident during enroute near Vereeniging. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 2019 · about 5:40 pm local time
- Place
- Vereeniging, South Africa
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 L · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- ZSDAC · no longer on the register · serial 172-60095
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On November 6, 2019, about 1740 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172L, South African registration ZS-DAC, was enroute to the VOR beacon GAV, near Vereeniging, and reported a loss of engine power. The pilot forced landed the airplane in a field. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated an US accredited representative to assist the SACAA in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the SACAA of South Africa: South African Civil Aviation Authority Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 Southern Region Office: PO Box 174 Cape Town International Airport www.caa.co.za
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: South African General Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: FAGM Rand Airport at 4:40 pm
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.