Central SA
FS plane crash: Name of pilot released─── CATHY DLODLO 14:15 Fri, 22 Jan 2021
Christiaan Korf Wiid PHOTO: Facebook
The pilot who lost his life in a plane crash in the Free State has officially been named.
Free State Police spokesperson, Thandi Mbambo, confirmed to OFM News that the 52-year-old Christiaan Korf Wiid was confirmed dead when the wreckage of his plane was found by the police helicopter.
Wiid was spraying crops on a farm in the Bulfontein area in the Free State on Thursday. His plane was, however, reported missing and the police were alerted.
Mbambo says his family has now been informed of the aeroplane crash at Klipveld Farm in the Bultfontein district and his name may be released.
Social media reports conveying condolences have been making the rounds.
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