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The Herald
16-05-2025
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- The Herald
SA pilot, official killed in plane crash during Chad rhino monitoring mission
A small aircraft crashed near a village in Chad on Wednesday, killing its South Africanpilot and a passenger who were on a rhinoceros monitoring mission, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. The two-seater Savannah S aircraft operated by African Parks Network conservation group went down around 5am GMT during a surveillance flight over Chad's southern Zakouma region, it said in a statement. The South African pilot and an official from Chad's environment ministry died. "The Civil Aviation Authority regrets to confirm that, according to information received, the two occupants tragically lost their lives in the accident," it said, adding that an investigation has been launched. Reuters
TimesLIVE
16-05-2025
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- TimesLIVE
SA pilot, official killed in plane crash during Chad rhino monitoring mission
A small aircraft crashed near a village in Chad on Wednesday, killing its South Africanpilot and a passenger who were on a rhinoceros monitoring mission, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. The two-seater Savannah S aircraft operated by African Parks Network conservation group went down around 5am GMT during a surveillance flight over Chad's southern Zakouma region, it said in a statement. The South African pilot and an official from Chad's environment ministry died. "The Civil Aviation Authority regrets to confirm that, according to information received, the two occupants tragically lost their lives in the accident," it said, adding that an investigation has been launched.
Reuters
14-05-2025
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- Reuters
Plane crash in Chad kills two people on rhino monitoring mission
N'DJAMENA, May 14 (Reuters) - A small aircraft crashed near a village in Chad on Wednesday, killing its pilot and a passenger who were on a rhinoceros monitoring mission, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. The two-seater Savannah S aircraft operated by African Parks Network conservation group went down around 0500 GMT during a surveillance flight over Chad's southern Zakouma region, it said in a statement. The South African pilot and an official from Chad's environment ministry died. "The Civil Aviation Authority regrets to confirm that, according to information received, the two occupants tragically lost their lives in the accident," it said, adding that an investigation has been launched.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Plane crash in Chad kills two people on rhino monitoring mission
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A small aircraft crashed near a village in Chad on Wednesday, killing its pilot and a passenger who were on a rhinoceros monitoring mission, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. The two-seater Savannah S aircraft operated by African Parks Network conservation group went down around 0500 GMT during a surveillance flight over Chad's southern Zakouma region, it said in a statement. The South African pilot and an official from Chad's environment ministry died. "The Civil Aviation Authority regrets to confirm that, according to information received, the two occupants tragically lost their lives in the accident," it said, adding that an investigation has been launched.
The Star
14-05-2025
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- The Star
Plane crash in Chad kills two people on rhino monitoring mission
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A small aircraft crashed near a village in Chad on Wednesday, killing its pilot and a passenger who were on a rhinoceros monitoring mission, the country's Civil Aviation Authority said. The two-seater Savannah S aircraft operated by African Parks Network conservation group went down around 0500 GMT during a surveillance flight over Chad's southern Zakouma region, it said in a statement. The South African pilot and an official from Chad's environment ministry died. "The Civil Aviation Authority regrets to confirm that, according to information received, the two occupants tragically lost their lives in the accident," it said, adding that an investigation has been launched. (Reporting by Mahamat Ramadane,; Writing by Bate Felix, editing by Ed Osmond)
