Plane Down In Caledon Area
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Plane Down In Caledon Area
Just heard someone mention that a plane went down in the Caledon / Franskraal area, one person dead - anyone know the details?
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Bird went thru windscreen
A crop-sprayer was killed when he hit a Blue Crane bird, which went thru the windscreen hitting the pilot in the face.
It was a bit of a freak accident in that the blue crane actually went thru the prop, then hit the windscreen of the AT401...(the AT 401/501, dont have wire cutter deflecters on the windscreen like most of the other spray A/C).
The A/C then looked to have either have hit the ground then flipped over or bounced over onto it's back on impact...(remember he was only about 3 foot off the ground when it happened), and then slid along the ground).
Really tragic as this apparently was the spray-pilot's last season before retiring from spraying.
Goffel.
It was a bit of a freak accident in that the blue crane actually went thru the prop, then hit the windscreen of the AT401...(the AT 401/501, dont have wire cutter deflecters on the windscreen like most of the other spray A/C).
The A/C then looked to have either have hit the ground then flipped over or bounced over onto it's back on impact...(remember he was only about 3 foot off the ground when it happened), and then slid along the ground).
Really tragic as this apparently was the spray-pilot's last season before retiring from spraying.
Goffel.
