30
Oct
Niël Terblanché A twin-engine Cessna 406 belonging to Westair, a Windhoek based aviation company, en route from Eros Airport to the B2Gold mining site north of Otjiwarongo, was involved in an emergency landing on Wednesday. The incident was confirmed by Hafeni Moshixwa, a senior aircraft accident investigator at the Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigations. Moshixwa said the light aircraft had two pilots and a senior manager of the mining group onboard when the incident occurred. According to Moshixwa, the pilots declared an emergency when the aircraft’s elevator flaps became inoperable. At this stage, it is suspected that the…