ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68105
Last updated: 26 February 2021
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| Date: | 30-AUG-2009 |
| Time: | 9:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aerokopter AK 1-3 Sanka |
| Owner/operator: | Snykor CC / George Snyman |
| Registration: | ZU-RIT |
| C/n / msn: | 0009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Heidelberg valley outside White River Mpumalanga -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Klaserie - FAKD |
| Nelspruit - FANS |
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Helicopter builder George Snyman and two female passengers were tragically killed. One of the girls was apparently sitting on the other's lap in the two-seat Sanka helicopter.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=826dc4dd0eb63210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default]
http://www.weekendpost.co.za/article.aspx?id=464848
http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/bb097c82352148958780dd5c8013d786/31-08-2009-09-49/Children_die_in_chopper_crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2009 22:45 | RobertMB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2009 04:03 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 31-Aug-2009 04:18 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 04-Dec-2014 14:22 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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