Cape Town - The SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has launched an investigation into the crash of a light plane in Kraaifontein in which two pilots were lucky to escape with injuries.
Titanium Securitas head of operations Kobus Kotze said rescuers responded to the crash yesterday in the vicinity of the Waste Water Treatment Plant after receiving multiple phone calls just after 11am.
He said when they arrived, they found the pilots, aged 25 and 31, outside the plane. One had serious injuries, the other moderate injuries.
“Both patients were stabilised by advanced life support paramedics. One patient was flown to a level one trauma centre by Air Mercy Service and the other was transported via road to the appropriate facility,” Kotze said.
SACAA communications manager Sisa Majola said the SACAA was informed by the Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) of a Piper Cherokee PA28A aircraft accident in the Bottelary area on Tuesday.
He said the plane, which took off from Cape Town International Airport, also suffered substantial damage.
“The AIID has dispatched investigators on-site to start the process of evidence collection and to gather more information that will assist in defining the size and scope of the investigation.”
Majola said a preliminary report would be issued within 30 days.
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