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WATCH: Netcare commemorates a year since unveiling of memorial site for KZN helicopter crash

Artist explains the significance of the design of the Netcare 911 helicopter crash victims memorial

PICS: Memorial to commemorate the legacy of those who died in the Netcare 911 helicopter crash in KZN last year

PICS: Prayer meeting for Netcare 911 helicopter crash victims on 1-year anniversary

Netcare 911 helicopter 'broke up in flight', preliminary probe finds

Netcare 911 helicopter 'broke up in flight', preliminary probe finds 23 February 2021 - 08:21 By TimesLIVE Investigators combed through the debris in the aftermath of the crash in Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal. Image: SA Civil Aviation Authority A preliminary investigation by the SA Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed the helicopter which crashed en route to KwaZulu-Natal last month killing Netcare 911 medics and its pilot broke apart in midair and the impact was “not survivable”. The Bell 430 helicopter took off from Ultimate Heli heliport in Midrand, Gauteng, heading to Hillcrest Hospital in Pietermaritzburg on January 21. On board were a helicopter paramedic, two doctors and a theatre nurse and 12 bottles of oxygen.

SA sees spike in recent air crashes

───   09:45 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 South Africa reported 14 air crashes in January 2021 alone, the highest number since Black October 2008. EIGHT PEOPLE DIED IN FOURTEEN AIR CRASHES The Director of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), Poppy Khoza, says four of these January aircraft accidents were fatal with eight people losing their lives. According to SACAA, this is the highest number of accidents since what has become known as Black October 2008 in which 20 accidents occurred, killing 26 people.   MORE AIR CRASHES DESPITE LOCKDOWN Preliminary investigations into the accidents reveal the causes include human error by flight crew, followed “by aircraft operations and then mechanical or engine failure”. Khoza says the causes of the crashes are nothing new, so she asks why are they reoccurring. “Could it be a matter of attitude and not necessarily aptitude?”

Tumi Morake bids heartfelt farewell to friend, one of the medics killed in Netcare helicopter crash

"A man I admired on so many levels. A no-nonsense guy with a wicked sense of humor... Robala ka kagisho, Rudolph."

Families to visit scene of Netcare plane crash for private ceremony

The families of a pilot and four health-care workers killed when a medical helicopter crashed in KwaZulu-Natal last week will on Wednesday visit the site of the crash, Netcare said in a statement.

Chopper crash: Grief-stricken medics pay tribute to '...

Devastating. Unreal. Surreal. This is how one stunned medic summed up the mood as scores of EMS personnel gathered on the hospital’s helipad to pay their respects to the five killed in the crash. As they placed flowers and lit candles, the red emergency lights of scores of emergency vehicles were switched on and three choppers conducted a flyover. They stood in groups, hugging and comforting each other. On Friday, a motorcade of emergency vehicles drove from Krugersdorp to Milpark where they were greeted by grief-stricken colleagues.  Medical workers place roses on Milpark Hospital’s helipad on Friday, 22 January.

'Don't let that happen to us': Doctor's worst fears realised as Covid flight ends in tragedy

Outpouring of grief for medical heroes who died while trying to help others 24 January 2021 - 00:05 By Zimasa Matiwane, Graeme Hosken and Naledi Shange A transplant team regarded by colleagues as the best in SA had prayed for years they would not be involved in a helicopter crash. "We always said, 'God, please don't let that happen to us, because we can't afford it in terms of manpower,'" said Dr Paul Williams, a critical-care specialist who worked with the team at Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg... This article is reserved for Sunday Times subscribers. A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.