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The aircraft was on a flight from AFB Waterkloof to Mthatha Airport when it crashed near Giant's Castle in the Drakensberg, killing all eleven people on board. [2] Shortly before the crash at 09:45 hours South African Standard Time (07:45 UTC), [3] the crew reported that they were flying on instruments at 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in instrument meteorological conditions.
An Alouette III helicopter of the South African Air Force (SAAF) crewed by an SAAF pilot, Air Sub-Lieutenant Johannes van Rensberg, and a South African Air Force (SAF) flight technician, Sergeant Pieter van Rensberg, was flying from Umtali to Melsetter with four senior Rhodesian Army officers as passengers. These were Major General John Shaw ...
The pilot guided the airplane onto an adjacent golf course where it skidded and hit a tree. The pilot suffered a sprained ankle; the aircraft was destroyed. [141] June 3 – A Fairey Firefly AS.6 WB518 suffered a landing gear collapse on runway 27R at the Wings over Gillespie airshow in El Cajon, California. The pilot was uninjured. [142]
Three South African navy personnel died and a senior officer was in critical condition after seven crew members of a submarine were swept off its deck by big waves as a helicopter was attempting ...
The aircraft, a Convair 340 registered ZS-BRV, was originally delivered to the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1954 as a C-131D. [4] It was retired from USAF service in 1987 and was stored for five years before its conversion for civilian use and operation by several companies, eventually being acquired by Rovos Air (the aviation division of South African rail operator Rovos Rail), which ...
Two people on the plane were flown by helicopter to a hospital, ... Plane with 2 aboard crashes in South Carolina near golf course, sheriff says. Noah Feit. June 30, 2024 at 12:17 PM.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in South Africa (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents in South Africa" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
July 21 – a South African registered aircraft, carrying 12 passengers and two crew, crashed into Mount Kenya: there were no survivors. [34] [35] October 10 - A Utva 75 crashed after suffering left wing damage when it got shot midair by revolver bullets fired by the guests of the traditional wedding in Ratina, Serbia. The aircraft crashed into ...