Trainee Pilot Dies In Plane Crash

A plane belonging to International Aviation Solutions, an aviation academy, crashed and killed a trainee pilot on Thursday.

According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, at approximately 3.15pm on July 6, the Sling II aircraft, registered A2-USC, belonging to International Aviation Solutions - Aviation Academy, was involved in a fatal accident just outside Lentsweletau in the Kweneng District.

The aircraft was on routine solo flight training at the general flying area when the accident occurred. A lady trainee pilot lost her life in the accident.

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Closure as pain lingers

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