The helicopter went down in mountainous terrain while water bombing the area, killing the pilot – named later here as Hendrik Marais

Date:

8 March, 2015

Reg:

ZS-HBV

Make:

Bell

Model:

UH-1

MSN:

66-16024

Location:

Olifantsbos, western side of Cape Point National Park

Country:

South Africa

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

1

Link:

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/firefighting-helicopter-makes-forced-landing-cape-point

Link:

http://www.sapeople.com/2015/03/08/working-on-fire-pilot-killed-cape-point/

Link:

http://ewn.co.za/2015/03/08/Heavy-EMS-presence-at-Cape-Point-helicopter-crash