Aircraft was licenced to fly local and abroad, says CAA
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says the plane that crashed in the Kameeldrift area, north of Tshwane, is lawfully permitted to fly in the country and overseas.
Details as to the cause of the accident remain vague as investigators probe the incident that took place on Tuesday afternoon.
One person died, and 18 others were injured after it crashed reportedly due to a fire that broke out on board.
"At this stage the records that we have regarding this aircraft ZSBRV, the aircraft is in possession of a valid certificate of air worthiness, meaning that the aircraft is allowed to be operated in South African airspace and abroad," says SACCA's executive for accident and incident investigations, Peter Mashaba.
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According to Mashaba, a preliminary report will be released within the next 30 days.
He says the nationalities of those on board will also be confirmed at a later stage.