Mcritical
30th Oct 2008, 07:31
ZS-NDZ A210 went down on short finals at Vryburg on the 28th October.
The pilot is fine but the plane is a write-off.
Der absolute Hammer
30th Oct 2008, 07:55
October 24. Tecnam. 2 dead.
October 24th. Phalabora. Baron. 1 dead.
October 28. Wheels up FALA.
October 28th. Saratoga or Lance, FAGM. 6 ead.
October 29. Hekpoort. 2 dead.
October 30. Cessna 210 Vryburg.
Commissioner for Civil Aviation, Captain Colin Jordaan, said that since October 1, 12 accidents occurred of which seven had resulted in 23 fatalities. The Hekpoort crash brought to 25 the number of deaths due to aircraft accidents in one month.
It is easy to be a Flying Doctor in an armchair but this is terrible record for South Africa general aviation!! Is not the most likely common denominator a combination effect of training and airmanship?
NZFlyingKiwi
30th Oct 2008, 22:13
Seems like you guys have been having a real bad run lately.