Light aircraft does emergency landing in Thembalethu

“I looked up and saw an airplane going down to the ground.”

Journalist Chelsea Pieterse, Mossel Bay Advertiser

Saturday, 23 August 2025, 12:08

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Light aircraft does emergency landing in Thembalethu

The pilot of a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a farm in the southern parts of Thembalethu. Photo: Garden Route District Municipality

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NATIONAL NEWS - Two people sustained minor injuries when they made an emergency landing in their light aircraft, an Aero Commander, on a farm in the southern parts of Thembalethu, George, this morning, 23 August.

There were no fatalities.

The Garden Route District Municipality reported that the two injured crew members have been taken to hospital where they are being treated.

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