Two men had a lucky escape on Friday morning when their light aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the Paradise Beach airfield near Jeffrey’s Bay.
Kouga Municipality spokesperson Laura-Leigh Randall says the aircraft crashed not far from the landing zone.
She says Kouga Fire & Disaster Management officials responded after being alerted by the Paradise Beach Neighbourhood Watch.
They found two men in the aircraft, one escaped uninjured while the other sustained minor injuries.
Photographs from the scene show that the aircraft was badly damaged in the incident.
The incident has been reported to the SA Aviation Authority in Midrand.
