What happened
On 3 November 2006, a Cessna 182Q, registration ZS-KOW, departed Virginia Aerodrome for a private flight destined for Ladysmith Aerodrome. During the flight, the pilot encountered deteriorating weather conditions. While flying via La Mercy, the pilot was contacted by the operator of La Mercy Flight Park, who warned that the inland hills were obscured by low cloud and advised against proceeding.
Despite receiving warnings from multiple sources—including a flight school instructor and a person on a telephone call earlier that day—the pilot continued the flight. As the aircraft moved toward the north-west of Durban, it encountered instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The aircraft eventually descended vertically into a hut in Sigodiphola village. The impact and subsequent fire destroyed the aircraft and the structure, resulting in one fatality.