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Aircraft crashes into Jhb house
07/03/2008 12:57 - (SA)
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| The crashed micro light next to the house it smashed into. (Nick Dollman, Netcare 911) |
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Johannesburg - A light aircraft crashed into a house filled with people near Honeydew early on Friday morning, injuring the pilot and his wife.
SA Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson, Phindiwe Gwebu, said that the cause of the crash had not yet been determined.
"Our investigators are still looking into the matter," she told News24 on Friday.
Several privately-owned micro light planes were preparing for a trip when the crash occurred at about 07:00, according to Netcare 011 spokesperson, Nick Dollman.
"It ran out of runway and hit a fence before colliding into the store room side of a building that houses several people," said Dollman.
None of the people in the house were hurt.
The pilot however had a head injury and serious injuries to his legs as well as several possible fractures.
His wife fractured her ankle and injured her hand.
The plane was taking off from a runway in Rietfontein next to Beyers Naude Drive near Honeydew.
Gwebu said the airfield was privately owned, but could not confirm who it belonged to. The house was about 20m away from the runway.
The pilot and his wife, whose names have not been released, were rushed to the Netcare Krugersdorp Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
Gwebu said the CAA will continue its investigations into the crash, which could take three months to complete.
- News24
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