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A private plane falls in South Africa: one died

Pretoria, South Africa - The plane burnt as crashed to the ground

A 31 year old man man was killed yesterday in Pretoria (South Africa) when his aircraft crashed near Rhino Park. Still unclear the causes of the incident; it seems the plane fell shortly after the take off. A witness said he saw smoke bursting from the plane's engine, and probably the pilot tried to make an emergency landing which unfortunately failed. The aircraft crashed and caught fire as soon as...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 68837
Rome, Italy, 11/09/2006 18:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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