Helicopter pilot who died in crash alongside sister 'may have been fooled by reflection off Vaal Dam'

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A businessman whose helicopter crashed into the Vaal Dam was able to escape from the wreckage but died after his aircraft sank in 9m of water.

Now the Civil Aviation Authority has recommended that helicopters which operate over water — including those that approach, land or take off over a large mass of water — should be fitted with emergency flotation devices.

The helicopter was on its final approach when it crashed into water and sank, and the accident report says the calm surface of the marina might have affected Esterhuysen's perception of his altitude.YouTube “According to the statement from one of the house guests who was already at [Esterhuysen's] house, about three minutes before final approach, the pilot had contacted the eyewitness via cellular phone to request that they switch on the spotlight mounted on the highest point of the house to shine a light onto the landing spot.

“The helicopter lay on its right side with the left skid gear on top before being completely submerged in water.”

 

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So he survived, then died of a heart attack on seeing his aircraft sink 9m deep?

This English language dont make no sense, ayiii I will stick to mine!

Something is off with this heli crash, if this is his usual route, he was not suppose to descend that quickly if he can't see the landing spot/light, what happened to making a circle/180° to clearly identify the zone, VFR teaches about this issue. Maybe Dog fiddled with cyclic

He banna times live is on auto pilot, how did this make sense to a human being🤔

Escaped from the wreckage only to die after the same wreckage was submerged under water ?

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