Below is a post made by Marc Gregson, one of the test pilots who flew the Sling before, on Avcom (South Africa’s largest general aviation forum) with regards to the accident that happened over the weekend. Hi All, Just to answer a few questions, and clear the speculation… I did a large amount of the

Natal Newspaper reported on the accident.

The Airplane Factory Sling, which flew around the world during July and August 2009 crashed into the sea at Tinley Manor Beach on Saturday 13 February 2010. Mike, James and the Airplane Factory team are devastated to have lost their round the world Sling, but are hugely relieved that no-one was seriously hurt in the