Net voor hy in die lughawegebou vasgevlieg het, het hy ‘n vriend op die grond geskakel om te hoor waar sy vrou is. Hulle was so 50 mense wat ‘n funksie bygewoon het. Onmiddellike reaksie van die vriend was om die gebou te ontruim, anders was al 50 mense vandag saam in die vuurdood weggeneem. Hy en sy vrou het glo woorde gehad, hy het onwettig ‘n vliegtuig geneem en selfmoord daarmee gepleeg. Verskeie voertuie het ook uitgebrand.
A pilot reportedly committed suicide by allegedly flying a light aircraft into a clubhouse in Botswana after being involved in an altercation at a function held there. Video footage of the King Air B200 plane, operated by a local charter company, flying low over the ground and then, in a second clip setting fire to several vehicles after it crashed into the Matsieng Aerodrome near Rasesa, north of Gaborone, circulated on social media on Sunday.
Sjoe, wat ‘n noue ontkoming van die dood, om die vliegtuig so laag oor die terrein sien vlieg en die volgende oomblik is daar waar gesit en kuier is, in vlamme. En die persoon wat die oproep ontvang het is ‘n held, want sou hy nie reageer het nie, was almal weg.
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It’s understood the pilot identified as South African Charl Viljoen had earlier assaulted his wife before being chased away from the venue.
“He phoned his one mate on the ground who was still at the party and he wanted to know where his wife was. The guy that he called started shouting so that everybody could run away. And then he flew into the Matsieng clubhouse committing suicide. If that guy didn’t tell everybody or didn’t get a feeling that something was wrong with this guy, there would have been about 50 people dead.”
Botswana Civil Aviation Authority flight operations inspector Phemelo Chominyana confirmed that the incident had happened on Saturday but said by phone that he had no further details. Initial, unconfirmed reports suggested that the pilot worked for a charter company in Botswana and had been involved in an altercation with a woman at the clubhouse. After being told to leave the venue, he allegedly flew the aircraft towards the clubhouse, while phoning somebody at the function on the ground. People were told to evacuate just before the aircraft hit the building.
The Matsieng Flying Club said in a statement on Sunday afternoon that the aircraft was involved in a “ground impact incident resulting in the death of the pilot” and destruction of infrastructure at Matsieng Aerodrome. “Earlier in the afternoon the deceased pilot was an uninvited guest at a private function that was held at the Matsieng Flying Club facility at Matsieng Aerodrome. It is rumoured that the pilot was involved in a domestic dispute earlier in the afternoon.
“At approximately 18h15 the aircraft approached Matsieng Aerodrome from the direction of Sir Seretse Khama Airport and made a number of low level flypasts from different directions past the club facilities next to the air traffic control tower. Matsieng Flying Club members sensed that the pilot might have had an ulterior motive at the time and ordered an immediate evacuation of the club premises by the approximately fifty attendees.
“The final extreme low-level run by the aircraft along runway 36 resulted in an impact with the Matsieng Flying Club facility at ground level. The club facility and Matsieng ATC tower was destroyed on impact. The post impact fire destroyed 13 parked vehicles.”
The club said there were no other injuries and that emergency services from the Kgatleng District Council were on the scene within minutes. “It is believed that the pilot had no permission to fly the aircraft involved. The loss of life and damage is regretted.”
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A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, A2-MBM, impacted the ATC tower and club house at the Matsieng Aerodrome, Botswana. The pilot and sole occupant of the airctraft was killed. Earlier in the afternoon the pilot was an uninvited guest at a private function that was held at the Matsieng Flying Club facility at Matsieng Aerodrome. In a statement, the Matsieng Flying Club reported that it was rumoured that the pilot was involved in a domestic dispute earlier in the afternoon.
At approximately 18:15 UTC (20:15 LT) the aircraft approached Matsieng Aerodrome from the direction of Sir Seretse Khama Airport and made a number of low level fly pasts from different directions past the Club facilities next to the Air Traffic Control tower. An immediate evacuation of the club premises was ordered.
The final extreme low level run by the aircraft along runway 36 resulted in an impact with the Matsieng Flying Club facility at ground level. The Club facility and Matsieng ATC tower was destroyed on impact. The post impact fire destroyed 13 parked vehicles.
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20190323-0
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