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Monday, October 24, 2005 - Web posted at 7:01:51 GMT No clues yet about Cessna crash cause *WERNER MENGESAN initial investigation at the site of a fatal air crash in which two pilots died in the Gamsberg area on Thursday did not yield any immediate explanation for the accident, the official in charge of the accident investigation said yesterday. |
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Mwangi Kamau, who heads the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations in the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, said that investigators have not yet been able to determine the cause of the crash. Two pilots who were carrying out a low-flying aerial geophysical survey for the Ministry of Mines and Energy were killed when the Cessna 210 aircraft that they were flying crashed at the farm Goellschau some 80 kilometres southwest of Windhoek at about 06h30 on Thursday. The 1977-model aircraft belonged to Westair Wings Charters in Windhoek. It had taken off from the city's Eros Airport at about 06h05, and crashed into the ground about half an hour later, Mwangi said yesterday. The two pilots have been identified as an Australian national, Ian Payne, whose age could not be established yesterday, and Dougal Williamson (38), who was from New Zealand. Mwangi said the wreckage of the aeroplane, which exploded into flames when it crashed, was transported to Windhoek on Friday. The aircraft's engine was one of the parts retrieved from the crash site. It will be sent to South Africa to be tested for any possible defects, Mwangi said. Investigators will also examine a record of communication between the pilots and air traffic controllers during the doomed flight in an effort to establish the cause of the crash, Mwangi added. He said he expected the investigation to be completed within three to four months. |
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