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--> Aerobatic-List message posted by: "~~Shorty~~" <shortnaked@golden.net>
Sorry to hear Sharon, Here is Article for others
Shorty
Families visit plane-crash site
06/04/2005 23:40 - (SA)
Somerset West - The families of the two men who died in an air crash on
Vergelegen wine estate on Tuesday spent about two hours at the accident
site.
The men were the owner of the Interavia I-3 and a pilot.
Steve Heugh, 40, of Somerset West, was regarded by a fellow pilot as "one of
South Africa's best aerobatics pilots".
He is survived by his wife, Sharon, and his three children, Ryan, eight, and
twin daughters Lauren and Megan, six.
Gerald Sweidan, 49, of Durban, was a founder member and managing director of
Pharos Medical Plan.
He is survived by his wife, Lynda, and his two children, Christopher, 22,
and David,16.
Beverley Pender, a close friend of the Heugh family, said the two men had
flown together before.
A witness said the men were apparently doing aerobatic stunts when the wings
collapsed, one after the other.
Probe could take years
The aircraft wreckage was scattered across a large area.
The aircraft's two wings were found about 250m apart.
Civil Aviation Authority officials have already started investigating and a
spokesperson said: "It is an incredibly comprehensive investigation and
could take months, even years.
"Crash investigation teams go over the site. Many things play a role in the
investigation, for instance the post-mortem on the bodies. Metal from the
aircraft is sent off for analysis," he said.
Anneke van der Vyver of Somerset West police said on Wednesday that farm
workers saw the aircraft before it crashed into the ground "with a loud
bang".
She said: "The wings were visible. Police started looking for the rest of
the wreckage. The bodies were in the aircraft and were mutilated."
Investigating officer Hannes Niemand was also in charge at an accident six
years ago when Springbok aerobatics pilot Pieter Celliers, 53, and his son
Charles, 22, were practising aerobatic stunts when their plane crashed.
According to Van der Vyver, local police and members of civil aviation are
working jointly on the investigation.
A member of the farm's management team said on Wednesday: "The accident
details are still vague, but there are definitely indications that the wings
started coming off while the aircraft was still in the air."
According to him, the aircraft was flying at between 1 500m and 2 000m.
Pieter du Preez, chairperson of the Stellenbosch Flying Club, said the
flight area was a safe one without adverse wind currents.
Must practise above 3 000m
"The route is not a highway nor popular as a thoroughfare among pilots," he
said.
Civil aviation's ruling is that pilots doing aerobatics must be above 3 000m
in rural areas.
"For safety reasons, they may not practise their stunts in residential
areas.
"The area where the crash happened is regarded as a rural area, so the men
were in the right place.
"The area is also an uncontrolled airspace where no permission is needed and
where pilots are not monitored.
"The only condition is that pilots should obey the rules."
Edited by Iaine Harper
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> From: "Steve & Sharon Heugh" <rastus@mweb.co.za>
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> Please take us off your mailing list, as my husband unfortunately died in
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> Many thanks
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> Please take us off your mailing list, as my husband unfortunately died
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> Many thanks
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