Hout Bay Plane Crash?

On Friday 2 April at approximately 14h55 the NSRI were informed by a local newspaper that they had received a report of a small aeroplane crashed into the sea in Hout Bay.

On investigation it was determined that a Micro-Light aircraft had gone into the surf near Dunes Restaurant but the pilot had been rescued by an unidentified rubber-duck and the Micro-Light had been recovered by bystanders and no further assistance was required.

The pilot, who was not injured, refused to give details of the accident or his name to the NSRI.

An Emergency Services control room had, at the same time, been called with a similar report except the caller had enquired if the Emergency Services were aware of a Boeing 747 that had reportedly crashed into the surf at Hout Bay! This enquiry was obviously related to the same incident, said Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander, and no further action was necessary.