Zulu Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 Air force chopper deaths confirmed 12/05/2009 16:50 - (SA) Durban - Three Air Force members were killed when their Agusta A109 helicopter crashed into a dam in the upper Tugela area on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. The accident happened during a training flight to Dragons Peak Park in KwaZulu-Natal in the morning. The names of the dead would be released once their next of kin had been informed. "A board of enquiry has been convened to investigate the cause of the accident," the ministry said in a statement. "The Ministry, Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Godfrey Ngwenya, extend their deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the deceased." Police captain Charmaine Struwig said the helicopter was on its way to Dragon's Peak at 11:00 when it plunged into Woodstock Dam and sank. "Police divers and SA National Defence Force divers have been called in to assist in the recovery of the wreckage and the bodies of the occupants who are at this stage suspected to have drowned," she said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. - SAPA To INVENT an Airplane is Nothing. To BUILD One is Something. But to FLYis EVERYTHING. - Otto Lilienthal [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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Zulu Posted May 13, 2009 Author Posted May 13, 2009 Update : It seems the heli lost its tail rotor and crashed into the frezzing cold damn. There were two other choppers with them but were unable to rescue them due to the freezing cold water. To INVENT an Airplane is Nothing. To BUILD One is Something. But to FLYis EVERYTHING. - Otto Lilienthal [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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