2021 Xumabee Game Ranch helicopter crash
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- Xumabee, Botswana
- 23°26′21″S 25°45′06″E / 23.4393°S 25.7516°E
.jpg) ZS-SBM, the helicopter involved in the accident, photographed in 2015 | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 5 March 2021 |
| Summary | Crashed following tail rotor collision with terrain |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Robinson R44 II |
| Registration | ZS-SBM |
| Flight origin | Matsieng Air Strip, Botswana |
| Destination | Xumabee Game Ranch, Botswana |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
On 5 March 2021, a Robinson R44 helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Xumabee near Sojwe in Botswana. There were two people onboard the R44: The pilot, Leonard Matenje, director for Air Technology Services, treasurer of the Professional Hunters Association and the Botswana Wildlife Producers Association, who survived, and Sasa Klaas, a Motswana musician, died while en route to hospital.[1][2]
The helicopter involved in the accident was a Robinson R44 II, with registration ZS-SBM.[3] The helicopter was previously involved in a minor accident on 1 August 2015, that resulted in the left skid collapsing. The cause of that accident was the result of a student performing an autorotation landing with decaying rotor RPM.[4][5]