Civil Aviation Authority probing cause of fatal Vaal Dam helicopter crash Two people died when their helicopter plummeted into the dam on Friday evening 15 May 2021 - 13:42 The SA Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of a helicopter accident that claimed two lives on Friday at the Vaal Dam. Image: water & sanitation department/Twitter
The SA Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is probing a helicopter accident that claimed two lives at the Vaal Dam on Friday.
Spokesperson Kabelo Ledwaba said the aviation authority’s accident and incident investigations division had been notified of an “accident involving a Robinson-R44 [helicopter] that crashed in the Vaal dam at a place called Sunset Cove”.
Gauteng heliport grounded by drones that flew into flight path Helicopters used in medical emergencies, tracking of hijacked vehicles and monitoring CIT vehicles were unable to fly for an hour One of the drones that closed the heliport. Image: Ultimate Heliport
A major Gauteng heliport was grounded for an hour after drones allegedly flew directly in the flight paths of two helicopters.
Ultimate Heliport in Midrand was shut on Monday morning after two drones, which were allegedly being used by Hilti SA to take aerial photographs of a corporate function close to the airport, flew into a designated flight path,
Hein Kaiser The incident allegedly involved a near-stall incident after takeoff from OR Tambo International Airport on 24 February. It was only averted when automated systems kicked in. The SAA flight that fetched vaccines from Brussels. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter A preliminary assessment indicates SAA was negligent in not reporting within the legal time limit a safety-related incident involving an Airbus A340-600 chartered to fly to Belgium to collect vaccines in February, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) says. The incident allegedly involved a near-stall incident after takeoff from OR Tambo International Airport on 24 February. It was only averted when automated systems kicked in. The incident was “reportable” to the authority and had to be done within 72 hours of its occurrence, acco
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