Cessna Caravan down in South Africa - Twi Air Force pilots injured - Curt Lewis

Two air force pilots injured in crash-landing near Langebaan (South Africa) Benoni aircraft only in flight for three minutes before crash Civil Aviation Authority to investigate aircraft crash Cape Town - Two South African Air Force pilots were seriously injured when their plane crash-landed in Langebaan on Thursday morning. The Cessna Caravan landed on a private farm shortly after midnight while on a routine night flying exercise at the Langebaanweg base, said SA National Defence Force spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini. "Both pilots sustained varying degrees of injuries and they are currently hospitalized." According to the unofficial South African Air Force website, a lieutenant colonel and a captain were critically injured. Dlamini said internal defence force processes were initiated to convene a board of inquiry, in order to determine the cause of the accident. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/two-air-force-pilots-injured-in-crash-landing-near-langebaan-20160303 ***************** Date: 03-MAR-2016 Time: Type: Cessna 208 Caravan Owner/operator: South African Air Force Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Langebaanweg Air Force Base, Western Cape -    South Africa Phase: Landing Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Langebaanweg Air Force Base, Narrative: A South African Air Force Caravan aircraft crash landed on a private farm just past midnight whilst on a routine night flying exercise at Air Force Base Langebaanweg. The pilots were recovered by the Base Rescue Capability. Both pilots sustained varying degrees of injuries and they are currently hospitalized.