On Saturday 8th February 2025 at approximately 12:30, a 54-year old South African paragliding pilot was conducting a solo recreational flight when he was involved in an accident on the foothills of Stellenbosch Mountain. He was taken by ER24 ambulance to Stellenbosch Mediclinic, and then airlifted on Sunday 9th February to Chris Barnard Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
On Wednesday 22 January 2025 at approximately 12:30, an experienced 67-year old South African paragliding instructor was involved in a fatal accident roughly 2km south of Citrusdal.
On the afternoon of Thursday 09 January 2025, a 64 year old recreational paraglider pilot visiting from Switzerland died of his injuries after an accident near Porterville. The Search and Rescue was co-ordinated by the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC).
In terms of the Civil Aviation Act, SAHPA may not disclose the identity of the pilot, nor speculate or offer an opinion on the facts described in the report.
On Friday 22nd March 2024, a 37 year old recreational paraglider pilot visiting from Gauteng died of his injuries after an accident near Citrusdal.
Rescue services assisted a male paraglider pilot (age 67) after he had an accident in the Piketberg Mountains just north of Piketberg.
A woman paraglider pilot (age 49) was airlifted from Du Toit’s Kloof Pass in the Cape Winelands District after she had an accident.
A 58-year old Irish tandem paragliding passenger died on Monday afternoon (3rd July 2023) on the Sea Point Promenade in Cape Town.
A paraglider pilot collided with a tree in Hermanus. The accident happened mid-morning in mild conditions.
A paragliding pilot died of his injuries on Saturday evening (25th February 2023) on the mountainside near Wolseley in the Western Cape.