We made our way to the scene in a Fire Department van. The 'road' was carved out on the day of the accident as the scene was a good distance away from the main road.At the outset of our short trip to the site where the plane nosedived, chief aircraft accident investigator Captain Selwyn Lloyd explained how an aircraft crash is not a pretty sight.But nothing could have prepared us for the gory scene where two lives were instantly snuffed out. The massive white machine lay there like it had a life of its own. Its whole back looked intact.
There was gaping nothingness where the cockpit once sat. Scraps of the wreckage were strewn all over the cordoned area, including what was obviously the luggage of the two pilots, placed neatly to one side, perhaps by air safety investigators who were busy studying the mess and its vicinity. Two black travel bags, a cooler bag, a mattress and a few personal items sat just next to the plane. These remains were two human beings who have families. As we moved around the airplane we saw the cargo it carried - several bags emblazoned with the word 'Purolite', which we later learnt is a chemical used in the mining industry. Some of the bags lay covered in the front of the airplane.
