Plane crashes in Jo'burg
18/12/2006 21:23 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The pilot of a light aircraft was killed when he flew into a block of flats in Yeoville in central Johannesburg on Monday night, said Johannesburg emergency services.
Divisional commander Malcolm Midgley said the plane, believed to be a Piper Cherokee 140, crashed into the basement of the four-storey building at the corner of Harley and Hendon streets around 21:00 during a thunderstorm.
Midgley said the pilot, who was believed to be the only person on the plane, was killed on impact.
Nobody on the ground was injured, although the occupant of the flat which was hit was shaken.
"You can imagine an aeroplane landing in your bedroom..," said Midgley.
It is not yet known where the plane was coming from or going to, but Midgley said it appeared to be on course for the Lanseria airport area in northern Johannesburg.
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During a heavy thunderstorm at around 19:00 GMT, a plane crashed into a block of flats in the suburb of Yeoville in Johannesburg.

The pilot was killed on impact. No one on the ground was injured.

The plane is believed to be a Piper Cherokee 140 that was probably heading towards Lanseria Airport.