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Hansie Cronje crash inquest starts in August
By Karyn Maughan
Nearly four years after former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronjé died in an air crash, the Cape High Court is to decide whether anybody is criminally responsible for his death.
After months of speculation, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions has confirmed that Judge Siraj Desai will on August 7 and 8 this year conduct the long-awaited inquest into Cronjé's death in an air crash in George, Western Cape.
The inquest will determine whether Cronjé's death was "brought about by any act or omission prima facie involving or amounting to an offence on the part of any person".
The inquest was originally scheduled to be held in George, but was transferred to the Cape High Court for hearing, state advocate Willem Tarentaal told The Star on Wednesday. Cronjé's inquest was moved from the George magistrate's court to the Cape High Court after the magistrate referred the case to Minister of Justice Brigitte Mabandla.
It is understood that the technical nature of the evidence prompted Mabandla to approach High Court Judge President John Hlophe last year to ask that a judge preside over the investigation, which would normally be decided by a magistrate.
Tarentaal said he was unable to confirm whether Cronjé's family would attend the inquest, but said representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority and the plane's owner would be present.
The Star has learnt that Judge Desai will be assisted by senior Nationwide Airlines pilot Bruce Hyde.
This article was originally published on page 3 of The Star on April 20, 2006.
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Nearly four years after former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronjé died in an air crash, the Cape High Court is to decide whether anybody is criminally responsible for his death.
After months of speculation, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions has confirmed that Judge Siraj Desai will on August 7 and 8 this year conduct the long-awaited inquest into Cronjé's death in an air crash in George, Western Cape.
The inquest will determine whether Cronjé's death was "brought about by any act or omission prima facie involving or amounting to an offence on the part of any person".
The inquest was originally scheduled to be held in George, but was transferred to the Cape High Court for hearing, state advocate Willem Tarentaal told The Star on Wednesday. Cronjé's inquest was moved from the George magistrate's court to the Cape High Court after the magistrate referred the case to Minister of Justice Brigitte Mabandla.
It is understood that the technical nature of the evidence prompted Mabandla to approach High Court Judge President John Hlophe last year to ask that a judge preside over the investigation, which would normally be decided by a magistrate.
Tarentaal said he was unable to confirm whether Cronjé's family would attend the inquest, but said representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority and the plane's owner would be present.
The Star has learnt that Judge Desai will be assisted by senior Nationwide Airlines pilot Bruce Hyde.
This article was originally published on page 3 of The Star on April 20, 2006.
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Cronje plane crash to be probed
By Estelle Ellis
An inquest into the plane crash in which former national cricket team captain Hansie Cronje died in June 2002 is scheduled to get under way before Judge Siraj Desai and Senior Assessor Captain Bruce Hyde in the Cape High Court on Monday.
The inquest will also deal with the deaths of the pilot Willie Meyer and co-pilot Ian Noakes.
Legal procedure demands that an inquest must be held into any deaths following an aircraft accident.
Cronje died on June 1 2002. He was 32. He was a passenger on a scheduled flight in a Hawker Siddeley 748, which was bound for George from Bloemfontein. The plane crashed in heavy weather in the mountains near George.
Meyer, according to the Civil Aviation Authority report, had completed almost 21 000 flying hours of which 1 819 had been on the Hawker Siddeley 748.
He was 68.
The inquest was originally scheduled to be held in the magistrate's court in George, but it was moved, due to the technical nature of the evidence to be heard, to the Cape High Court after a request to the minister of justice.
It is expected that representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority and the plane's owner, AirQuarius Aviation, will attend Monday's court proceedings.
This article was originally published on page 2 of The Mercury on August 04, 2006
An inquest into the plane crash in which former national cricket team captain Hansie Cronje died in June 2002 is scheduled to get under way before Judge Siraj Desai and Senior Assessor Captain Bruce Hyde in the Cape High Court on Monday.
The inquest will also deal with the deaths of the pilot Willie Meyer and co-pilot Ian Noakes.
Legal procedure demands that an inquest must be held into any deaths following an aircraft accident.
Cronje died on June 1 2002. He was 32. He was a passenger on a scheduled flight in a Hawker Siddeley 748, which was bound for George from Bloemfontein. The plane crashed in heavy weather in the mountains near George.
Meyer, according to the Civil Aviation Authority report, had completed almost 21 000 flying hours of which 1 819 had been on the Hawker Siddeley 748.
He was 68.
The inquest was originally scheduled to be held in the magistrate's court in George, but it was moved, due to the technical nature of the evidence to be heard, to the Cape High Court after a request to the minister of justice.
It is expected that representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority and the plane's owner, AirQuarius Aviation, will attend Monday's court proceedings.
This article was originally published on page 2 of The Mercury on August 04, 2006
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Inquest set to reveal secrets of Hansie crash
By Rodney Hartman and Estelle Ellis
The last chapter in the Hansie Cronje tragedy is about to be written, but his family have no interest in it. The official inquest into the fatal June 2002 plane crash starts in the Cape High Court on Monday.
His brother Frans said this week: "We've got no gripes or complaints with anyone. As far as we are concerned Hansie's death was an accident. We got closure on it a long time ago."
Cronje's widow Bertha is happily remarried and still lives on the Fancourt golf estate in George. It was there, on a foggy Saturday morning four years ago, that an AirQuarius Aviation cargo plane carrying Cronje crashed into Cradock Peak, instantly killing him and the two pilots, Willie Meyer and co-pilot Ian Noakes.
Widow Bertha is happily remarried.
Rescue workers who battled up the mountain later found Cronje's body strapped into his seat on the Hawker Siddeley 748 on which he had "hitched" a ride from Johannesburg to spend the weekend with Bertha.
Cronje, 32, had been commuting in this fashion after finding a job on the East Rand, piecing together a life that lay in ruins in the wake of the sensational cricket match-fixing scandal of 2000 that left him with a life ban from the game.
The exposure of his role in a tawdry affair that involved other cricketers, bookmakers and strong underworld connections shocked the cricket world and cost South Africa its most successful captain.
Of Monday's inquest, Frans Cronje said: "If it is going to make flying in South Africa safer, that's fantastic. But we as a family don't feel that there is a need for us to be involved in this. It is not an issue for us now."
However, the law demands that an inquest must be held into any deaths deemed not to have been the result of natural causes. Many inquests are based on sworn statements, but some are also based on oral evidence.
Tawdry underworld affair
Although members of the Cronje family are unlikely to be present, those who are expected include representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority and AirQuarius Aviation.
The inquest was originally scheduled to be held in the George magistrate's court, but it was moved to Cape Town because of the technical nature of the evidence to be heard.
The point of an inquest is to establish the identity of the deceased, the likely cause of death, the date of death and whether the death was caused by any act or failure to act which could amount to a criminal offence.
The inquest will be presided over by Mr Justice Siraj Desai, assisted by pilot and flying Captain Bruce Hyde. Hyde flies Boeings for Nationwide.The evidence will be led by senior state advocate Willem Tarentaal.
The main expert witness is expected to be Civil Aviation commissioner Dr Andre de Kock, who led the accident investigation. In his report after the accident he said a combination of bad weather, malfunctioning instrumentation and human error led to the accident.
De Kock reported low clouds and rain over the mountains near George on the day of the crash, which meant that the aircraft had to be guided in to land by the airport's instrumentation landing system.
Investigators found that the pilots had followed a super-vigilant procedure to make up for the fact that they were landing without the assistance of air-traffic control, which is not a full-time service at George's relatively small airport.
The first attempt to land was unsuccessful as the aircraft was going too fast. Following such a missed approach, certain safety procedures have to be carried out, but De Kock reported that the pilots had not done so.
This, coupled with strong winds and possible instrument trouble both inside the plane and at the airport, led to the pilots becoming disoriented in the heavy cloud.
As a result they turned left, towards the mountains, rather than right, which would have taken them out over the sea.
They then crashed into Vandalenskloof in the mountains on the northeastern side of the George airport.
The report said it seemed that the airport's instrument landing system had failed, so that it would have been almost impossible for the pilots to judge where they were in relation to the runway.
The report found that the system had failed more than 40 times between January and June 2002 on runway 29 and more than 70 times on the other runway.
The systems have since been replaced. The inquest court will hear that Cronje, Meyer and Noakes suffered multiple injuries on impact and could not have survived the crash.
Meyer was thrown clear, Noakes was found dead in the cockpit, and Cronje was still strapped into his seat. The aircraft was also destroyed. Investigators found that the right wing had burst into flames but that the fire was probably put out by the rain.
The aircraft's instrumentation was shipped to America for further investigation, where it was found that the gyroscope was rusted and not working.
This article was originally published on page 5 of The Saturday Argus on August 05, 2006
The last chapter in the Hansie Cronje tragedy is about to be written, but his family have no interest in it. The official inquest into the fatal June 2002 plane crash starts in the Cape High Court on Monday.
His brother Frans said this week: "We've got no gripes or complaints with anyone. As far as we are concerned Hansie's death was an accident. We got closure on it a long time ago."
Cronje's widow Bertha is happily remarried and still lives on the Fancourt golf estate in George. It was there, on a foggy Saturday morning four years ago, that an AirQuarius Aviation cargo plane carrying Cronje crashed into Cradock Peak, instantly killing him and the two pilots, Willie Meyer and co-pilot Ian Noakes.
Widow Bertha is happily remarried.
Rescue workers who battled up the mountain later found Cronje's body strapped into his seat on the Hawker Siddeley 748 on which he had "hitched" a ride from Johannesburg to spend the weekend with Bertha.
Cronje, 32, had been commuting in this fashion after finding a job on the East Rand, piecing together a life that lay in ruins in the wake of the sensational cricket match-fixing scandal of 2000 that left him with a life ban from the game.
The exposure of his role in a tawdry affair that involved other cricketers, bookmakers and strong underworld connections shocked the cricket world and cost South Africa its most successful captain.
Of Monday's inquest, Frans Cronje said: "If it is going to make flying in South Africa safer, that's fantastic. But we as a family don't feel that there is a need for us to be involved in this. It is not an issue for us now."
However, the law demands that an inquest must be held into any deaths deemed not to have been the result of natural causes. Many inquests are based on sworn statements, but some are also based on oral evidence.
Tawdry underworld affair
Although members of the Cronje family are unlikely to be present, those who are expected include representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority and AirQuarius Aviation.
The inquest was originally scheduled to be held in the George magistrate's court, but it was moved to Cape Town because of the technical nature of the evidence to be heard.
The point of an inquest is to establish the identity of the deceased, the likely cause of death, the date of death and whether the death was caused by any act or failure to act which could amount to a criminal offence.
The inquest will be presided over by Mr Justice Siraj Desai, assisted by pilot and flying Captain Bruce Hyde. Hyde flies Boeings for Nationwide.The evidence will be led by senior state advocate Willem Tarentaal.
The main expert witness is expected to be Civil Aviation commissioner Dr Andre de Kock, who led the accident investigation. In his report after the accident he said a combination of bad weather, malfunctioning instrumentation and human error led to the accident.
De Kock reported low clouds and rain over the mountains near George on the day of the crash, which meant that the aircraft had to be guided in to land by the airport's instrumentation landing system.
Investigators found that the pilots had followed a super-vigilant procedure to make up for the fact that they were landing without the assistance of air-traffic control, which is not a full-time service at George's relatively small airport.
The first attempt to land was unsuccessful as the aircraft was going too fast. Following such a missed approach, certain safety procedures have to be carried out, but De Kock reported that the pilots had not done so.
This, coupled with strong winds and possible instrument trouble both inside the plane and at the airport, led to the pilots becoming disoriented in the heavy cloud.
As a result they turned left, towards the mountains, rather than right, which would have taken them out over the sea.
They then crashed into Vandalenskloof in the mountains on the northeastern side of the George airport.
The report said it seemed that the airport's instrument landing system had failed, so that it would have been almost impossible for the pilots to judge where they were in relation to the runway.
The report found that the system had failed more than 40 times between January and June 2002 on runway 29 and more than 70 times on the other runway.
The systems have since been replaced. The inquest court will hear that Cronje, Meyer and Noakes suffered multiple injuries on impact and could not have survived the crash.
Meyer was thrown clear, Noakes was found dead in the cockpit, and Cronje was still strapped into his seat. The aircraft was also destroyed. Investigators found that the right wing had burst into flames but that the fire was probably put out by the rain.
The aircraft's instrumentation was shipped to America for further investigation, where it was found that the gyroscope was rusted and not working.
This article was originally published on page 5 of The Saturday Argus on August 05, 2006
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Report of Day One of the Inquest. (Wendell Roelf - Capetown)
I understand that the full CVR transcript is available. Does anyone know where it is and can they post it as a link to this thread??
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Pilot error, faulty equipment and inclement weather all contributed to the plane crash which claimed the life of former national cricket captain Hansie Cronje, an inquest heard on Monday.
The Hawker Siddeley 748, piloted by Willem Meyer (69) and Ian Noakes (49) crashed into the Outeniqua mountain range outside George on June 1, 2002.
Cronje had hitched a lift from Bloemfontein, unaware of what lay ahead as the aircraft barrelled into a ridge of Vandalenskloof at some 240 kilometres an hour in the early hours of the morning.
The impact caused the fuselage to split in three, with the cockpit bearing the brunt of the collision, folding inwards and underneath the wreckage, witness Dr Andre de Kock told the inquest in the Cape High Court on Monday.
De Kock, a senior accident investigator with the Civil Aviation Authority, told the inquest the pilots had not correctly followed a "missed approach" procedure after initially flying over the runway because their first run was too high.
De Kock told the inquest that if a specially designated flight pattern had been correctly followed, and the aircraft had proceeded to the "known point" eight mile beacon before re-attempting to land, the chances of hitting surrounding mountains would have been minimised.
"They didn't see the mountain at all," said De Kock of the low visibility caused by cloud cover.
Adding to the pilots' "loss of situational awareness" was a brisk wind which had caused the aircraft to drift further off course than anticipated, taking them over the town and not out to sea as was expected.
The pilots also seemed to disregard initial warnings — a call of "pull up, pull up" which sounded after the ground proximity warning system was triggered.
Asked by presiding officer Judge Siraj Desai why the crew did not respond quickly enough, De Kock suggested that it was a "mental thing".
"Its like you don't believe and don't react on it," said De Kock.
Led by state advocate Willem Tarantal, De Kock said there was a sharp gradient relating to cockpit management, where it seemed the co-pilot did not double-check and challenge the pilot-in-command, Meyer.
Meyer was vastly experienced, having flown in excess of 20 000 hours while Noakes had less than 2000 hours under his belt.
De Kock said the aircraft, then managed by Airquarius Aviation, had several defects, chief among them a defective horizontal situation indicator, as well as a directional gyroscope with two unconnected wires.
The CAA's final accident report mentions that the aircraft was "technically unairworthy".
De Kock, however, emphasised on Monday there was no indication that the pilots received incorrect information from their instruments.
Also at the George aerodrome, the instrument landing system, a navigational aid to help guide aircraft safely to the ground, was not working properly.
None of the families of the deceased were at Monday's proceedings before Desai and two assessors, Bruce Hyde and Hendrik Venter.
Earlier an attempt by Tarantal to bar the public and media from the inquest failed.
"The families, I understand, want to get this matter finalised as soon as possible... To subject the families of the deceased to still further media coverage in this regard is not in the interests of justice," said Tarantal.
Desai however noted that inquest hearings were as a matter of course open proceedings.
He asked Tarantal if his motivation was based on a presupposition that the media would report insensitively on the proceedings, and Tarental said it was.
Desai questioned representatives of the SABC and e.tv, whose cameras were set up in the courtroom, then said he had satisfied himself that they would handle the inquest sensitively.
"I order that the proceedings may be televised," Desai said.
Desai reserved judgment on a related application by print media for access to crash photographs, including images of the bodies of the dead men, saying he would deal with that when the photographs were handed in as evidence.
The inquest continues on Tuesday.
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I understand that the full CVR transcript is available. Does anyone know where it is and can they post it as a link to this thread??
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Pilot error, faulty equipment and inclement weather all contributed to the plane crash which claimed the life of former national cricket captain Hansie Cronje, an inquest heard on Monday.
The Hawker Siddeley 748, piloted by Willem Meyer (69) and Ian Noakes (49) crashed into the Outeniqua mountain range outside George on June 1, 2002.
Cronje had hitched a lift from Bloemfontein, unaware of what lay ahead as the aircraft barrelled into a ridge of Vandalenskloof at some 240 kilometres an hour in the early hours of the morning.
The impact caused the fuselage to split in three, with the cockpit bearing the brunt of the collision, folding inwards and underneath the wreckage, witness Dr Andre de Kock told the inquest in the Cape High Court on Monday.
De Kock, a senior accident investigator with the Civil Aviation Authority, told the inquest the pilots had not correctly followed a "missed approach" procedure after initially flying over the runway because their first run was too high.
De Kock told the inquest that if a specially designated flight pattern had been correctly followed, and the aircraft had proceeded to the "known point" eight mile beacon before re-attempting to land, the chances of hitting surrounding mountains would have been minimised.
"They didn't see the mountain at all," said De Kock of the low visibility caused by cloud cover.
Adding to the pilots' "loss of situational awareness" was a brisk wind which had caused the aircraft to drift further off course than anticipated, taking them over the town and not out to sea as was expected.
The pilots also seemed to disregard initial warnings — a call of "pull up, pull up" which sounded after the ground proximity warning system was triggered.
Asked by presiding officer Judge Siraj Desai why the crew did not respond quickly enough, De Kock suggested that it was a "mental thing".
"Its like you don't believe and don't react on it," said De Kock.
Led by state advocate Willem Tarantal, De Kock said there was a sharp gradient relating to cockpit management, where it seemed the co-pilot did not double-check and challenge the pilot-in-command, Meyer.
Meyer was vastly experienced, having flown in excess of 20 000 hours while Noakes had less than 2000 hours under his belt.
De Kock said the aircraft, then managed by Airquarius Aviation, had several defects, chief among them a defective horizontal situation indicator, as well as a directional gyroscope with two unconnected wires.
The CAA's final accident report mentions that the aircraft was "technically unairworthy".
De Kock, however, emphasised on Monday there was no indication that the pilots received incorrect information from their instruments.
Also at the George aerodrome, the instrument landing system, a navigational aid to help guide aircraft safely to the ground, was not working properly.
None of the families of the deceased were at Monday's proceedings before Desai and two assessors, Bruce Hyde and Hendrik Venter.
Earlier an attempt by Tarantal to bar the public and media from the inquest failed.
"The families, I understand, want to get this matter finalised as soon as possible... To subject the families of the deceased to still further media coverage in this regard is not in the interests of justice," said Tarantal.
Desai however noted that inquest hearings were as a matter of course open proceedings.
He asked Tarantal if his motivation was based on a presupposition that the media would report insensitively on the proceedings, and Tarental said it was.
Desai questioned representatives of the SABC and e.tv, whose cameras were set up in the courtroom, then said he had satisfied himself that they would handle the inquest sensitively.
"I order that the proceedings may be televised," Desai said.
Desai reserved judgment on a related application by print media for access to crash photographs, including images of the bodies of the dead men, saying he would deal with that when the photographs were handed in as evidence.
The inquest continues on Tuesday.
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Here is the link to the full report of the crash, it is 250 odd pages, in there are the transcripts and everything else.
Hope this helps.
http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20cent...002/ZS-OJU.htm
Have a cold one in the sky for me Neddy, you are sorely missed mate.
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Here is the link to the full report of the crash, it is 250 odd pages, in there are the transcripts and everything else.
Hope this helps.
http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20cent...002/ZS-OJU.htm
Have a cold one in the sky for me Neddy, you are sorely missed mate.
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Está servira para distraerle.
I know absolutely nothing of this affair except for the fact that nearly all crashes are tragedies. However; I thought that some might be interested in this clip from today's London Times.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspap...302715,00.html
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CVR in public court
I thought that this was not going to happen!! Is there someone at ALPASA (read SAPA) who can clarify SAPA's position on this piece of safety evidence being used in a court of law, with the obvious objective to make money out of someone! Anyone.....
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Incomplete maintenance on Cronje plane
The aircraft which carried former national cricket captain, Hansie Cronje, to his doom had incomplete maintenance records, an inquest into the crash heard on Tuesday.
The inquest is taking place in the High Court in Cape Town.
The only witness called to testify, Civil Aviation Authority senior accident investigator Dr Andre de Kock, confirmed that Airquarius Aviation did not have their own maintenance crew and subcontracted its aircraft maintenance work.
Airquarius Aviation operated the Hawker Siddeley 748 plane which crashed into the Outeniqua mountain range on June 1, 2002, killing pilots Willem Meyer and Ian Noakes, as well as Cronje who had hitched a ride to George aerodrome.
De Kock, questioned on the incomplete maintenance records, said it was possible for the work to be signed off in the office, but not in the "flight folio".
"Technically speaking it should be signed off in the flight folio... (in) smaller operators there are closer links between ground crew and pilots," De Kock explained in response to a question from assessor, Bruce Hyde, on how pilots could ascertain whether defects were fixed if nothing was contained in the folio.
The managing director of Airquarius, Gavin Bramson, was an interested observer in court, flanked by his attorney Carel le Roux, on a watching brief.
On Monday, the inquest presided over by Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai, heard that pilot error, faulty equipment and inclement weather all contributed to the fatal crash.
Desai said a decision would be handed down on Monday, 14 August.
He also ruled in favour of an application by Independent Newspapers to obtain crash photographs, except those which depicted the deceased.
"The publishing of these will display a high degree of insensitivity," said Desai. - Sapa
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The inquest is taking place in the High Court in Cape Town.
The only witness called to testify, Civil Aviation Authority senior accident investigator Dr Andre de Kock, confirmed that Airquarius Aviation did not have their own maintenance crew and subcontracted its aircraft maintenance work.
Airquarius Aviation operated the Hawker Siddeley 748 plane which crashed into the Outeniqua mountain range on June 1, 2002, killing pilots Willem Meyer and Ian Noakes, as well as Cronje who had hitched a ride to George aerodrome.
De Kock, questioned on the incomplete maintenance records, said it was possible for the work to be signed off in the office, but not in the "flight folio".
"Technically speaking it should be signed off in the flight folio... (in) smaller operators there are closer links between ground crew and pilots," De Kock explained in response to a question from assessor, Bruce Hyde, on how pilots could ascertain whether defects were fixed if nothing was contained in the folio.
The managing director of Airquarius, Gavin Bramson, was an interested observer in court, flanked by his attorney Carel le Roux, on a watching brief.
On Monday, the inquest presided over by Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai, heard that pilot error, faulty equipment and inclement weather all contributed to the fatal crash.
Desai said a decision would be handed down on Monday, 14 August.
He also ruled in favour of an application by Independent Newspapers to obtain crash photographs, except those which depicted the deceased.
"The publishing of these will display a high degree of insensitivity," said Desai. - Sapa
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Here is a link to the court findings of this investigation.
Basically the judge found the pilots were to blame according to iafrica.com
http://iafrica.com/news/sa/924748.htm
Basically the judge found the pilots were to blame according to iafrica.com
http://iafrica.com/news/sa/924748.htm
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I have to agree with Solid Rust Twotter. What amazes me is how the Judge came to this finding when we all know that an accident is a culmination of (usually) more than one (root) cause factor. The crew are not here to defend the finding - so easy to blame it all on them. Seems to me, reading between the lines, that U/S instrumentation may have played a role?
