First fatal Eclipse Crash - In Africa
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First fatal Eclipse Crash - In Africa
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South African authorities are investigating what appears to be the first fatal crash of an Eclipse light jet. The South African air force was dispatched after radio contact was lost with the EA500 on a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town. It was being tracked at about 35,000 feet when communication ended. A Gripen fighter pilot actually spotted the aircraft spiral into a narrow ravine in the Riviersonderend area. It disintegrated but there was no fire.
South African authorities are investigating what appears to be the first fatal crash of an Eclipse light jet. The South African air force was dispatched after radio contact was lost with the EA500 on a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town. It was being tracked at about 35,000 feet when communication ended. A Gripen fighter pilot actually spotted the aircraft spiral into a narrow ravine in the Riviersonderend area. It disintegrated but there was no fire.
