Possible ‘misjudgment’ caused KZN pilot and Springbok canoeist to crash into cliff, claims report 24 February 2021 - 12:10 Soot left by an explosion at the place of impact over the Umkomazi River where former Springbok canoeist Mark Perrow died after crashing his light aircraft into the mountain in March last year. Image: SACAA An investigation into the possible cause of a KwaZulu-Natal plane crash which claimed the life of pilot Mark Perrow, 55, a former SA Olympian canoeist, in March last year has revealed crucial details leading up to the crash. An accident report by the SA Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) revealed Perrow - who had been monitoring the Nyala Pans to St Elmos race while flying over the Umkomazi River, near Richmond, in his light aircraft - “had probably misjudged his proximity to the cliff” before veering left into it.