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Eleven people have been killed in aircraft accidents since the beginning of the year.
The SA Civil Aviation Authority says all the accidents, which were reported between 1 January and 18 February, occurred in the general aviation, and not the scheduled commercial airlines sector.
In January, six people were killed in six accidents, and five were killed in three accidents this month.
There were 12 non-fatal, though serious, aircraft accidents and incidents in January and another 10 in February.
SACAA director Poppy Khoza says around 20 fatal aircraft accidents occurred on average per year, resulting in an average of 40 deaths per year.
She says pilot error was the most common cause of aircraft accidents, and those with less than 500 hours flying experience were responsible for most of these.
