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The Citizen reports that the vintage Convair 340/440aircraft that crashed at Wonderboom Airport, Pretoria North, in July had an unqualified crew on board.
This is according to the SA Civil Aviation Authority’s (Sacaa’s) preliminary report on the crash. The crash claimed two lives. Sacaa found that the 65-year-old captain, with more than 18,240 hours’ flying time, had valid Australian air transport, commercial and private licences and was rated to fly the aircraft. “However, the validation issued by Sacaa was for a Private Pilot Licence under visual flight rules (VFR), which was valid until May 5, 2021,” the report indicated. It went on to state that the first officer was not rated to fly the Convair, and was only validated locally to various “single engine landing” aircraft. The report also found the South African aircraft mechanic who was not part of the crew, according to the aircraft flight manual, and was not rated on the aircraft as a pilot, had been operating the engine controls. The mechanic died in the crash, while another person was killed on the ground when the plane impacted. Aviation expert Karl Jenson strongly repudiated the report’s preliminary finding that the Convair co-pilot was not licensed. The investigation is ongoing.
- Read this report by Amanda Watson in full at The Citizen
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