“The aircraft was seen twirling in the sky while descending before it impacted terrain (open field) on the southern side of the dam.” “The eyewitnesses saw something (blue in colour) breaking off the aircraft fuselage while it was flying over the dam, whereafter the pilot most probably lost control of the aircraft,” a CAA report said. Witnesses on the ground saw the accident aircraft flying from north to south over the dam when something broke off the aircraft. ![]() The pilot of the other aircraft told investigators that both planes flew northwards in loose formation and that visibility was good. The pilots of both planes had planned to fly from the base at Springs airfield to a dam near Nigel but decided to head north instead as a large thunderstorm cell was building to the southeast. ![]() The pilot died in the crash, which also destroyed the aircraft.Īccording to the SA Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Evektor light sport aircraft was on a sightseeing flight with another aircraft when its left wing separated from the fuselage, sending the plane spiralling rapidly into the ground at the edge of Bronkhorstspruit Dam. Severe turbulence was the most likely culprit in a fatal plane crash in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng, in early December.
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