What: P166 Albatros ( Ex SAAF) x 2
Registration: ZU-MM (NJX Partnership)
Registration: ZU-ACI (owned by Gruar Brian)
Where: Mountains South Of Tzaneen, South Africa
When: August 14, 2011
Who: 12 aboard
Why: Two planes which had been flying in the Tzaneen Air Show took off afterwards to ferry passengers to Johannesberg.
The flights were en route to Rand Airport in Germiston but did not arrive. The weather over Tzaneen was described as “bad.” The identities of the (missing)12-14 aboard have not been released and the planes have apparently not yet been found.
The pilot of one of the missing aircraft is businessman Gruar Brian of Johannesburg. His wife and two young children are believed to be aboard and Mr Kevin Woolocott Ordinance program coordinator of the air show was one of the passengers. The copilot was Peter Oldenburg.
Also presumed aboard are Mmes. Warden Louise Spence and Tess, photographer Frans Dely.
The Wolkberg area near Tzaneen and George’s Valley in Limpopo are being searched. The search for the planes with six helicopters and military aircraft was delayed due to poor visibility due to fog, and has resumed. The mountainous terrain has made the search more difficult.
Piaggio P166 planes are twin engine mediumsized aircraft, and ex air force planes.
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