NEWS & EVENTS - ATTRITION
24 November 2010
SAAF helicopter crash?
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Unconfirmed reports state that a SAAF Agusta A109 helicopter was involved in an incident this afternoon.
8 February 2010
Transport aircrafts brakes catches alight
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A CASA light transport aircraft has sustained damage after its brakes caught alight this morning.
3 February 2010
Can damaged Hercules be repaired?
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Damage to the Hercules transport aircraft that suffered a nose-gear collapse on 25 January may be more serious than initially thought.
26 January 2010
Hercules suffers nose gear collapse
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The main runway at AFB Waterkloof has been closed after a four-engine transport aircraft suffered a nose-gear collapse.
12 December 2009
Mystery of jet's ejecting artist
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The Department of Defence is still investigating how Barrydale artist Pieter van Tonder was ejected from one of their Silver Falcon aircraft last month.
29 October 2009
Astra lands minus passenger
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In a highly unusual incident, a SAAF Astra training aircraft landed with one person less than which it took off!
16 May 2009
Bodies of missing crash victims found
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The bodies of the two missing crew members of the Agusta A109 LUH which crashed on Tuesday were found earlier today.
14 May 2009
Crash victims named
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After a day and half of searching, emergency services have managed to recover the body of one of the Defence Force members that drowned in a helicopter crash on Tuesday.
14 May 2009
'It was like watching a movie'
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The body of one of the three South African Air Force (SAAF) members who drowned when their helicopter crashed into the Woodstock Dam near Bergville has been recovered.
14 May 2009
Body of captain recovered
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The following is a rough translation from an Afrikaans article that appeard in the Beeld newspaper:By Dries LiebenbergThe body of the helicopter crew member which was recovered from a Kwazulu-Natal dam the day before yesterday has been identifie...
13 May 2009
'Chopper pieces floated all over'
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A witness saw three helicopters approaching him from a northward direction. Only minutes later, the helicopter at the back of the pack dropped, landing just a few hundred metres away from him.
12 May 2009
MoD announces fatal helicopter accident
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The Ministry of Defence has issued a press release confirming the Agusta A109 crash.
12 May 2009
Three die as Agusta crashes into dam
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An Agusta A109 helicopter crashed into a dam at midday today.
3 April 2009
Air crash Hawk damage minimal
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The Hawk lead-in fighter trainer damaged last month after it ran off a runway after its drag chute failed suffered little in the incident.
19 March 2009
Hawk incident update
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Adding to our previous report, it now appears that the Hawk experienced a dragchute failure on a wet runway while landing at night.
19 March 2009
Hawk incident at Swartkop
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A Hawk performed a wheels-up landing at Swartkop this morning.
16 October 2008
CASA 212 damaged on take-off
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A CASA 212 tranport aircraft was damaged while attempting to take-off in strong winds today.
28 January 2008
Training aircraft fly again after accident
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The airforces' Pilatus Astra training aircraft can fly again. The airforce has announced that the flight safety review that temporary withdrew the aircraft from service was withdrawn yesterday.
17 January 2008
Air Force grounds fleet
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The SAAF has grounded its fleet of Pilatus Astra PC-7 MkII aircraft following the death of a pilot in a plane crash on Tuesday.
16 January 2008
Technical fault takes life of pilot
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A senior airforce pilot with more than 30 years flying experience died yesterday when a technical problem was the likely cause of the crash of his training aircraft shortly after take-off.
16 January 2008
SAAF pilot dies as aircraft crashes near Bredasdorp soon after takeoff
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A SAAF pilot died when a single-engine light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from the Test Flight and Development Centre outside Bredasdorp yesterday.
15 January 2008
Astra crashes at AFB Overberg
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An Astra crashed today shortly after take-off from TFDC at AFB Overberg, killing the pilot.
22 November 2007
Cop dies in border chopper crash
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A routine crime prevention exercise has turned deadly for a group of soldiers and police patrolling the Lesotho border.
22 November 2007
Helicopter pilots 'short of eyes'
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Helicopter flying, particulalry in mountain areas with strong wind, takes place in a three-dimensional space which requires a helicopter pilot to have eyes in the back of his head.
21 November 2007
Oryx crashes in Free State
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An Oryx helicopter carrying 14 police officers has crashed between Weppener and Zastron.
SAAF helicopter crash?
Attrition
Unconfirmed reports state that a SAAF Agusta A109 helicopter was involved in an incident this afternoon.
Transport aircrafts brakes catches alight
Attrition
A CASA light transport aircraft has sustained damage after its brakes caught alight this morning.
Can damaged Hercules be repaired?
Attrition
Damage to the Hercules transport aircraft that suffered a nose-gear collapse on 25 January may be more serious than initially thought.
Hercules suffers nose gear collapse
Attrition
The main runway at AFB Waterkloof has been closed after a four-engine transport aircraft suffered a nose-gear collapse.
Mystery of jet's ejecting artist
Attrition
The Department of Defence is still investigating how Barrydale artist Pieter van Tonder was ejected from one of their Silver Falcon aircraft last month.
Astra lands minus passenger
Attrition
In a highly unusual incident, a SAAF Astra training aircraft landed with one person less than which it took off!
Bodies of missing crash victims found
Attrition
The bodies of the two missing crew members of the Agusta A109 LUH which crashed on Tuesday were found earlier today.
Crash victims named
Attrition
After a day and half of searching, emergency services have managed to recover the body of one of the Defence Force members that drowned in a helicopter crash on Tuesday.
'It was like watching a movie'
Attrition
The body of one of the three South African Air Force (SAAF) members who drowned when their helicopter crashed into the Woodstock Dam near Bergville has been recovered.
Body of captain recovered
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The following is a rough translation from an Afrikaans article that appeard in the Beeld newspaper:By Dries LiebenbergThe body of the helicopter crew member which was recovered from a Kwazulu-Natal dam the day before yesterday has been identifie...
'Chopper pieces floated all over'
Attrition
A witness saw three helicopters approaching him from a northward direction. Only minutes later, the helicopter at the back of the pack dropped, landing just a few hundred metres away from him.
MoD announces fatal helicopter accident
Attrition
The Ministry of Defence has issued a press release confirming the Agusta A109 crash.
Three die as Agusta crashes into dam
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An Agusta A109 helicopter crashed into a dam at midday today.
Air crash Hawk damage minimal
Attrition
The Hawk lead-in fighter trainer damaged last month after it ran off a runway after its drag chute failed suffered little in the incident.
Hawk incident update
Attrition
Adding to our previous report, it now appears that the Hawk experienced a dragchute failure on a wet runway while landing at night.
Hawk incident at Swartkop
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A Hawk performed a wheels-up landing at Swartkop this morning.
CASA 212 damaged on take-off
Attrition
A CASA 212 tranport aircraft was damaged while attempting to take-off in strong winds today.
Training aircraft fly again after accident
Attrition
The airforces' Pilatus Astra training aircraft can fly again. The airforce has announced that the flight safety review that temporary withdrew the aircraft from service was withdrawn yesterday.
Air Force grounds fleet
Attrition
The SAAF has grounded its fleet of Pilatus Astra PC-7 MkII aircraft following the death of a pilot in a plane crash on Tuesday.
Technical fault takes life of pilot
Attrition
A senior airforce pilot with more than 30 years flying experience died yesterday when a technical problem was the likely cause of the crash of his training aircraft shortly after take-off.
SAAF pilot dies as aircraft crashes near Bredasdorp soon after takeoff
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A SAAF pilot died when a single-engine light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from the Test Flight and Development Centre outside Bredasdorp yesterday.
Astra crashes at AFB Overberg
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An Astra crashed today shortly after take-off from TFDC at AFB Overberg, killing the pilot.
Cop dies in border chopper crash
Attrition
A routine crime prevention exercise has turned deadly for a group of soldiers and police patrolling the Lesotho border.
Helicopter pilots 'short of eyes'
Attrition
Helicopter flying, particulalry in mountain areas with strong wind, takes place in a three-dimensional space which requires a helicopter pilot to have eyes in the back of his head.
Oryx crashes in Free State
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An Oryx helicopter carrying 14 police officers has crashed between Weppener and Zastron.
