Crash landing on Hekpoort farm for WWII era plane
The circumstances leading to the aircraft coming down will be investigated by the relevant authorities.
A man in his sixties was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing on a farm near the N4 in Hekpoort with his Ryan Navion light aircraft on Thursday, 23 May, just before 10am.
Netcare 911 units responded to reports of the crash-landing, but the pilot declined to be transported to a hospital by an ambulance. He was assessed on the scene by paramedics but had not sustained any injuries.
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The man was the only occupant of the airplane, and reportedly said that he had to land due to engine failure near a private airstrip.
The plane sustained some damage when it hit a tree during the landing. Netcare 911 reported that the circumstances leading to the aircraft coming down will be investigated by the relevant authorities.
