At least 1 dead and 20 wounded in the crash of an old plane in Pretoria

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At least 1 dead and 20 wounded in the crash of an old plane in Pretoria "src =" http://maliactu.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/638d79a10bb02a0d89a677fc545c4d2f56ab0074.jpg "title = "At least 1 dead and 20 wounded in the crash of an old plane in Pretoria" /> </p> <p> One person was killed and 20 others injured in the crash of an old plane that crashed during takeoff as he was on a test flight Tuesday afternoon near the southern capital -African Pretoria. </p> <p> The aircraft, a two-engine Convair 340 built in 1954 in the United States, was soon to be displayed in an amusement park in the Netherlands devoted to aviation. </p> <p> The aircraft crushed on a factory, about 5 kilometers from Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria. </p> <p> "We have a dead man in the cockpit. We do not know if it is the pilot or an engineer, "said the spokesman of the municipality of Pretoria, Johan Pieterse. </p> <p>" The aircraft had 19 people on board ", Including the pilot and the engineer, and" we have about 20 seriously and severely injured patients, "including two on the ground, he added. </p> <p> ER 24 rescue services and South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) confirmed the death of a person in the accident. </p> <p> "It would be the engineer on board," said SACAA spokesman, Kabelo Ledwaba. </p> <p> The cabin of the plane, which bears the marks of the company MAC (Martin's Air Charter), broke into three pieces, noted a photographer AFP. </p> <p> Smoke was escaping of the aircraft near which were parked many ambulances. </p> <p> "We are deeply shocked that the Convair 340, the plane that was to be welcomed soon Aviodrome (amusement park in the Netherlands), is be crushed in South Africa at takeoff for a test flight, "Aviodrome said on its Facebook page. </p> <p>" The authorities are on site and focus on helping "to provide victims, added the amusement center. </p> <p> "We do not know for the moment what happened. All we know is that shortly after take-off, the plane had problems and crashed, "said Rosella Passier of Aviodrome's commercial service, AFP. </p> <p> 'Aviodrome, the refurbishment of the aircraft and the purchase of parts had cost 350,000 euros. </p> <p> The aircraft, with a capacity of 44 people, was expected on July 23 at the Dutch airport Lelystad, about 60 km east of Amsterdam. </p> <p> He was to leave South Africa this week, passing through East Africa, Egypt, Croatia, Austria and finally Netherlands where it was to be exhibited. </p> <p> Aviodrome is one of the largest amusement parks in the Netherlands, where aviation enthusiasts can watch aircraft including a Boeing 747 and MiG-21 combat of the Soviet era. </p> <p> The South African Civil Aviation Authority dispatched to the scene of the accident investigators who began work to determine the causes of the accident </p> <p> bur-bed / pa / sd </p> </div> <p><script> (function (d, s, id) {           var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName (s) [0];           if (d.getElementById (id)) return;           js = d.createElement (s); js.id = id;           js.src = "http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=120517234784173&version=v2.3";           fjs.parentNode.insertBefore (js, fjs);         } (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'); </script></pre> [ad_2] <br /><a href=Source link

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