What: AST Africa Trading 348 CC Robinson R44 Raven II
Where: Germiston South Africa
When: Sept 19, 2012
Who: 3 injured, no fatalities
Why: The helicopter crashed for unknown reasons in a field near Rand Airport. The pilot was airlifted to Milpark Hospital with chest injuries. A ER24 Advanced Life Support paramedic escorted a woman with a broken leg to Union hospital in the SAPS medevac; and a man was driven by ambulance to Union hospital.
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Contact photographer Joao Vitor SayaoWhat: Single engine Embraer Tupi plane ( EN-RYC)en route from Sao Jose dos Campos to Sao Jose do Rio Preto
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When: between 9:45 and 11:45 on the Sept 21
Who: 3 possibly 4 passengers: two adults and a child
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The Piper PA-31 aircraft had 4 people aboard; 2 of them, including a pilot and a paramedic died in the crash. Two others, including a second pilot and a registered nurse survived with severe injuries.
The deceased paramedic was later identified as William Mallock of Grand Manan, an employee of Ambulance New Brunswick.
The identity of the deceased pilot who worked for Atlantic Charters has yet to be disclosed.
Capt. Liam Mather from the Defense department confirmed that one survivor was taken to Grand Manan Hospital, while “the other one’s injuries were determined to be too extensive for treatment at Grand Manan so the Cormorant helicopter assisted with a Medivac to Saint John Regional Hospital.”
The interim president of Ambulance New Brunswick, Paul Ward, said in a statement, “We are devastated by this incident.”
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