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mountain range, and were completely destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. The two wreckages were found 75 metres (250 feet) apart at the foot of the cliff, at an altitude of 5,030 ft (1,530 m), around 300 ft (90 m) below the top of the ridge. There were no survivors.
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20:2011 South Africa Piaggio Albatross crash
1320:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2011
592:"Investigation into Tzaneen plane crash"
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864:Missinippi Airways Cessna 208 crash
764:Central American Airways Flight 731
669:Accident description for ZU-MMI
660:Accident description for ZS-NJX
35:Piaggio Albatross in September 2010
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1335:August 2011 events in South Africa
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560:"Plane crashes: 13 victims named"
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604:from the original on 3 May 2019
540:from the original on 2 May 2019
1340:2011 disasters in South Africa
1044:Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823
904:Noar Linhas Aéreas Flight 4896
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994:Chilean Air Force C-212 crash
954:Afghanistan Chinook shootdown
944:Caribbean Airlines Flight 523
834:Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
794:Southwest Airlines Flight 812
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894:Angara Airlines Flight 9007
804:Georgian Airways Flight 834
784:Trans Air Congo An-12 crash
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49:14 August 2011
1242:Piaggio Albatross crash
673:Aviation Safety Network
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384:South African Air Force
318:Piaggio P.166 Albatross
98:24.085117°S 30.187167°E
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814:Pawan Hans Mi-17 crash
1034:Buddha Air Flight 103
984:First Air Flight 6560
964:Avis-Amur Flight 9209
416:private pilot licence
392:flight data recorders
343:History of the flight
103:-24.085117; 30.187167
1330:2011 in South Africa
1024:Reno Air Races crash
1122:► 2012
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1074:Iran Air Flight 742
934:EgyptAir Flight 667
744:Iran Air Flight 277
402:Crew and passengers
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854:RusAir Flight 9605
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260:Destination
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1185:(May 1971)
529:(Report).
441:References
299:Fatalities
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53:2011-08-14
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307:Survivors
275:Occupants
268:Germiston
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1287:Aviation
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