On Friday January 10, 2020, a Tanarg Neo Microlight operated by Batoka Sky Limited departed from Maramba aerodrome with the
intention of conducting a performance check flight below the special rules area (SRA). At about 05:42 Hours UTC the Pilot
tried to make an emergency landing on the road leading to Baobab Ridge helipad with the Microlight in a simulated engine failure
mode. However, during the process of emergency landing, the Microlight right hand main landing gear hooked up in the 11kV ZESCO
powerline causing the microlight to lose control and crash about 15 meters from the power lines. One Crew member on board died on
impact while the other survived. The microlight sustained substantial damage. No post-crash fire broke out. The investigation
team concluded that the cause of the accident was due to executing of simulated emergency landing in hazardous conditions. Further,
other possible contributory and latent factors were identified.