...an excerpt of
https://www.facebook.com/Aviodrome/post ... 3133407854
Update: met man en macht proberen we informatie te verkrijgen over alle betrokkenen bij dit tragische ongeluk.
Met de drie Aviodrome medewerkers die aan boord waren hebben we inmiddels contact kunnen leggen,
zij zijn gelukkig slechts lichtgewond geraakt.
Voor de zekerheid zijn zij ter controle naar een ziekenhuis gebracht.
https://www.facebook.com/Aviodrome/post ... 3133407854
more updates in the coming days I guess.
http://avherald.com/h?article=4bafa778&opt=0
Convair CV-340, registration ZS-BRV performing a test flight
from Pretoria Wonderboom to Pretoria Wonderboom (South Africa) with 4 crew and 3 crew,
was climbing out of Wonderboom's runway 29
when ground observers observed smoke from the left hand engine,
the aircraft appeared to not climb anymore,
estimated height was about 300 feet.
The aircraft appeared to maneouver to join a downwind and turn for final when it lost height,
impacted and broke through a house
and came to rest about 5.7km/3.1nm east of the airport at position S25.6711 E28.2838.
About 20 people on the aircraft and on the ground
received injuries, one occupant - reportedly the flight engineer -
received critical injuries and subsequently died,
one other occupant received serious injuries.
The aircraft received substantial damage beyond repair.
https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 20180710-0
During takeoff from Wonderboom Airport,
the aircraft was seen trailing brown smoke from the no.1 engine.
Eyewitnesses also reported observing flames.
The pilot flew a circuit for an emergency landing back on runway 29.
It went down about 6 km to the east of the airport.
The aircraft impacted a shed and broke up.
One of the crew members sustained fatal injuries.
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let's hope for the best for all involved..!/flyingtigers.gif)
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