Civil Aviation Authority probing cause of fatal Vaal Dam helicopter crash Two people died when their helicopter plummeted into the dam on Friday evening 15 May 2021 - 13:42 The SA Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of a helicopter accident that claimed two lives on Friday at the Vaal Dam. Image: water & sanitation department/Twitter
The SA Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is probing a helicopter accident that claimed two lives at the Vaal Dam on Friday.
Spokesperson Kabelo Ledwaba said the aviation authority’s accident and incident investigations division had been notified of an “accident involving a Robinson-R44 [helicopter] that crashed in the Vaal dam at a place called Sunset Cove”.