UPDATE: Alberton plane crash: Instructor and student survive after aircraft hits school tuckshop
Two people miraculously survived a light aircraft crash on Sunday afternoon in Alberton, Gauteng.
City of Ekurhuleni said an instructor and student were conducting a final evaluation flight test for a private pilot license when they experienced engine failure.
They were forced to make an emergency landing at the Hoërskool Alberton rugby field.
Spokesperson Tikkie MacDonald said they crashed into the school’s tuckshop.
“Firefighters from the City of Ekurhuleni were immediately dispatched to the scene. The instructor and student were conducting a final evaluation flight test for a private pilot license when they experienced engine failure, necessitating an emergency landing on the school’s rugby field.
“Fortunately, both the instructor and student escaped uninjured. The incident has been reported to the Civil Aviation Authorities and is currently under investigation.”
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