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Pilot in court for crashing helicopter
Johannesburg - A helicopter pilot appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for flying and crashing a helicopter while his licence was suspended, police said.
On December 2 last year Rainier Prinsloo, whose licence had been suspended by the SA Civil Aviation Authority, allegedly crashed a helicopter at Baltimore in Limpopo, Colonel McIntosh Polela said.
He and two other occupants, including a young trainee pilot, survived the crash, after Prinsloo made a steep turn to the left, and the helicopter went into a spin.
He was arrested on Monday, while consulting with the Civil Aviation Authority to lift the suspension of his licence.
He faces charges of attempted murder and reckless operation of a helicopter.