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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.
The Extreme 19th is the highest (400 metres or 1,300 feet) and longest (361 metres or 395 yards) par three golf hole in the world, [1] located at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort in the Entabeni Safari Conservatory, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Flying at low altitude in accordance with procedure and en route to troops stationed on the border for a Christmas visit, the helicopter flew into a rusty, long-forgotten hawser cable at around 10 a.m. on Shinda Orchards Farm near Cashel, just south of Umtali and 3 km from the Mozambican border. The cable had years before been used to pass logs ...
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 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]
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.
The plane crashed in the area between Persimmon Hill Golf Course and the Saluda County Airport, according to the release.. Information about the cause of the crash was not available, but the ...
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 ...