Question NW2121 to the Minister of Transport
28 September 2021 - NW2121
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether the investigation and report into the crash of the SA Civil Aviation Authority aircraft that crashed near George in the Western Cape on 23 January 2020 have been completed; if not, (a) what are the reasons that the investigation and report have not been completed and (b) by what date will the investigation and report be completed; if so, what are the details of the findings and recommendations?
Reply:
The investigation and report into the crash of the SA Civil Aviation Authority aircraft that crashed near George in the Western Cape on the 23 January 2020 have not yet been completed.
a) The accident could not be investigated by the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (AIID). The Minister therefore delegated the investigation of the ZS-CAR aircraft accident to the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigations Board (AAIB). The Ethiopian investigators arrived in South Africa on 24 January 2021 and commenced with the Investigation of the ZS-CAR aircraft accident on 25 January 2021.
b) It is envisaged that the Ethiopian AAIB will issue the Final Report by end of March 2022