'Sasa Klaas chopper hit a tree'

Friday, March 12, 2021

A picture of the downed craft circulated on social media this week

Preliminary investigations by the Directorate of Accident Investigation (DAI) indicate that the helicopter that crashed last Friday and caused the death of local music sensation, Sarona Motlhagodi, first hit a tree, swung out of control and hit the ground, being dragged for 35 metres before coming to a standstill.

The 27-year old, popularly known as Sasa Klaas, was in the company of a local businessman known as Leonard Matenje who was piloting the helicopter, her family confirmed on Wednesday.

Local air crash investigators told Mmegi that the Robinson R44 helicopter, flew for some distance after first hitting the tree at Xumabee Game Ranch on Friday, before crashing and being dragged across a distance.

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