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Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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Hi everyone, a mate of mine was flying in the Magaliesburg GFA when he heard ZS-FTP make a mayday call around 14:00 local. Anyone know what happened? Hope instructor and student are okay 🙏
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News I have so far...... 2 survivors.......(2 on board) Will try post pics
Plane destroyed.........
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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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SAPS chopper responded. One P3 one P2 according someone on the scene.
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One of the six Cherokees I flew at Westline Aviation in 2017-2018 during my flight training and hire & flew her various times afterwards. Was a nice aeroplane to fly. Attached photo of her with a friend I took for his first ever flight.
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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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FTP this week and FTB last week - we are running out of PA28s
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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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ACE MAN wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:41 am FTP this week and FTB last week - we are running out of PA28s
I learned to fly in FTB in the 90’s that’s a 140 if I recall, what a shame, was it written off ?
Was buzzing around the Magalies GF around 4pm yesterday in a Cirrus, it was still extremely hot, DA at FALA was 7600 ft, not to say that has any bearing necessarily on this accident, just mentioning and nonetheless sorry to see.
Hope they recover soon.
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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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Cherokee still has one of the most survivable cockpits .
Just an observation over time .
Take a look at this one - totally destroyed but the cockpit largely intact.
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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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My old aircraft flew many hours in her .
Nice 180
Sad to see she had high airframe hours about 8000 when i bought her shed stood at rand for a while
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Hi,

Any idee what caused the loss of controll. ?
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They’re lucky there was no fire. The paramedics are still working on one of the 2 on board with obvious head injuries …..

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I've heard that one of the people died. RIP

Edit: Heard this coming through some of the paramedic channels who treated on this scene. Cant confirm this 100%. Apologies.
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Thats sad .sorry to hear was she still based in Bloem if so was this a long cross country
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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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Zack Afro wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:52 pm I've heard that one of the people died. RIP
Hi, is this a recent update (because what I heard yesterday was that both were alive and being treated)?
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Hi Barros,

She was sold and left Bloem in the beginning of the year.

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Re: Mayday Magaliesburg GFA

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Was it operated by a lanseria based flight school - or where?
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