Helicopter departed Nelspruit, picked up passengers at Casterbridge and was en route to Grand Central, but crashed in an open field.  Visibility is quoted in press reports as a possible factor.  The victims were named as Nicholas More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.

Date:

23 April, 2013

Reg:

ZS-HLS

Make:

Robinson

Model:

R44

MSN:

13184

Location:

Schoemanskloof - on Zondagskraal farm approx 4km from nearest highway

Country:

South Africa

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

4

Link:

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/mpumalanga/lion-sands-co-owner-killed-in-crash-1.1505551

Link:

http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/lowveld/lowveld-news-general?oid=7289495&sn=Detail&pid=490165&Helicopter-crashes--four-confirmed-dead

Link:

http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?56312-R44-(ZS-HLS)-Missing-(wreck-found)-Lydenburg-Area