[UPDATE] Deceased aircraft occupants identified
The aircraft was completely destroyed in the fire that broke out after the crash, with columns of smoke visible several kilometres away.
The light plane crash that happened on Sunday, 3 September, took the lives of Ben Laas, a pilot from Hartbeespoort and Annene le Roux, a student coordinator from the Eagle Air Flight School at Wonderboom Airport. Ben’s Cessna 172 aircraft allegedly hit some power lines in the Magaliesberg area near Hekpoort.
Read the initial article here: Pilot dies in aircraft crash
According to the News’ sister publication, Kormorant, which is distributed in Hartbeespoort, the crash took place between 11am and noon, after the Cessna had taken off from the Wonderboom Airport near Pretoria.
The aircraft was completely destroyed in the fire that broke out after the crash, with columns of smoke visible several kilometres away.
Watch a video recorded by Ben Laas flying over Hartbeespoort Dam:
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