A pilot and his dog close shaved with death this morning when the gyrocopter they were flying in dropped from the sky after an engine failure.
The pilot, Reinhard Hoppe, survived the crash in the Prosperita industrial area on the outskirts of Windhoek unharmed. Aircraft investigator Thomas Hipondoka Herman said the aircraft (number V5UMO) took off just before 07h00 from Eros Airport's runway 19 heading from north to south.
The pilot and his dog were supposed to fly to Ameib Ranch. Herman said that upon take off, Hoppe realised that his engine was not giving him enough power to fly and so he decided to turn back to Eros Airport as a precautionary measure. However, before he could reach the airport, the gyrocopter Rotax 912 UL lost power and fell from the sky.
The Eros Airport fire and emergency department was first on the scene after it received a call at 07h10. Namibia Airports Company spokesperson Dan Kamati said it is the Airport emergency department's responsibility to attend to all fires and emergency cases within a radius of 10 km around the airport.
Herman said investigations into the crash will continue.
The pilot, Reinhard Hoppe, survived the crash in the Prosperita industrial area on the outskirts of Windhoek unharmed. Aircraft investigator Thomas Hipondoka Herman said the aircraft (number V5UMO) took off just before 07h00 from Eros Airport's runway 19 heading from north to south.
The pilot and his dog were supposed to fly to Ameib Ranch. Herman said that upon take off, Hoppe realised that his engine was not giving him enough power to fly and so he decided to turn back to Eros Airport as a precautionary measure. However, before he could reach the airport, the gyrocopter Rotax 912 UL lost power and fell from the sky.
The Eros Airport fire and emergency department was first on the scene after it received a call at 07h10. Namibia Airports Company spokesperson Dan Kamati said it is the Airport emergency department's responsibility to attend to all fires and emergency cases within a radius of 10 km around the airport.
Herman said investigations into the crash will continue.
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