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Fatality

Fatal speed-flying accident at Lions Head

2023-09-232021-02-21 by Louis Stanford

SAHPA regrets to hear of a young male pilot who was involved in a speed-flying accident at Lion’s Head on Saturday afternoon, 20th February 2021.

Categories Press Release Tags Fatality, Speed-flying

Fatal paragliding accident at Porterville

2023-10-122021-01-17 by Louis Stanford

The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that a male Swedish paragliding pilot was involved in a fatal accident at Porterville earlier today. The exact cause of the accident has yet to … Read more

Categories Press Release Tags Fatality, Paragliding

Fatal paragliding accident at Du Toit’s Kloof

2023-10-122021-01-06 by Louis Stanford

The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that a male South African paragliding pilot was involved in a fatal accident at Du Toits Kloof Pass earlier today. The exact cause … Read more

Categories Press Release Tags Fatality, Paragliding

Fatal Hang-Gliding Accident on Lion’s Head

2023-10-122020-12-23 by Louis Stanford

The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that a male South African pilot was involved in a fatal hang-gliding accident at Lion’s Head earlier today. The exact cause of the accident has … Read more

Categories Press Release Tags Fatality, Hang-gliding

Fatal paragliding accident near Plettenberg Bay

2023-10-122020-09-22 by Louis Stanford

The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that a paragliding pilot was involved in an accident at the Uplands launch site outside Plettenberg Bay on 14 September 2020. The pilot later died … Read more

Categories Press Release Tags Fatality, Paragliding

Fatal paragliding accident at Langebaan

2023-10-122020-01-23 by Louis Stanford

The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that an Austrian paragliding pilot was involved in a fatal accident at Langebaan yesterday, 22 January 2020.

Categories Press Release Tags Fatality, Paragliding
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