Two killed as SA plane crashes in Tanzania
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https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...zania-20190804
Link to earlier article: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...elves-20190530
https://ewn.co.za/2019/08/04/2-south...-official-says
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Two project directors were killed when a light aircraft registered in South Africa crashed in Tanzania on Saturday, the company said on Sunday.
"U Dream Global: Cape to Cairo Challenge is devastated to report that there has been an accident of the flight support aircraft and that the Project Directors, Des Werner and Werner Froneman, have lost their lives," a short statement on their Facebook page said.
"No one else was involved in the accident. We kindly request everybody's understanding at this incredibly difficult time.
"U Dream Global: Cape to Cairo Challenge is devastated to report that there has been an accident of the flight support aircraft and that the Project Directors, Des Werner and Werner Froneman, have lost their lives," a short statement on their Facebook page said.
"No one else was involved in the accident. We kindly request everybody's understanding at this incredibly difficult time.
U Dream Global is a programme founded by Megan Werner, the daughter of Des Werner, to promote and facilitate innovation among young people.
James Pitman of The Aircraft Company, which is the developer and manufacturer of the Sling aircraft which crashed, said the plane that crashed was a different Sling to the one used by the students in the U Dream project that flew to Cairo.
"The purpose is to show Africa and even the world that anything is possible if you set your mind to it," 17-year-old teen pilot Megan Werner, from Krugersdorp, told News24
A light plane crashed in western Tanzania on Saturday, killing two South Africans, officials said late on Saturday.
The plane with registration ZU-TAF-19 is a four-seater Sling plane from South Africa, according to Tanzanian officials.
“The pilot and passenger, both South African citizens, were killed in the plane crash that occurred shortly after takeoff from Tabora airport at around 7:30 am,” Sikonge district commissioner Peres Magiri told the privately-owned ITV television station.
“The plane, which was owned by a South African organisation known as U-Dream Global, was destroyed by fire after the crash. Only the engine and some parts of the plane were recovered.”
The plane, which entered Tanzania’s airspace from Uganda en route to Malawi, made a distress signal about engine failure before disappearing from radar, according to the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).
The plane with registration ZU-TAF-19 is a four-seater Sling plane from South Africa, according to Tanzanian officials.
“The pilot and passenger, both South African citizens, were killed in the plane crash that occurred shortly after takeoff from Tabora airport at around 7:30 am,” Sikonge district commissioner Peres Magiri told the privately-owned ITV television station.
“The plane, which was owned by a South African organisation known as U-Dream Global, was destroyed by fire after the crash. Only the engine and some parts of the plane were recovered.”
The plane, which entered Tanzania’s airspace from Uganda en route to Malawi, made a distress signal about engine failure before disappearing from radar, according to the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA).
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine
