Pilot dies in Pretoria plane crash

The pilot of a light Piper aircraft was declared dead on scene.

A female pilot was killed when an aircraft crashed at the main campus of Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital on Tuesday.

Charles Mabaso, spokesperson for the Tshwane EMS, said the pilot of a light Piper aircraft was declared dead on scene.

“The accident was reported just before 13:00.”

According to Xander Loubser, spokesperson of Ambulink ambulance service, the “EMS declared the female pilot dead at the scene.”

The South African Civil Aviation Authority will investigate the cause of the accident.

Photo: Ambulink ambulance service
Photo: Ambulink ambulance service

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