Identity
Person No.
33426
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Balthazer Johannes Carolus
Initials
E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed following mid-air collision with Swearingen Merlin 4A #ZS-JLZ, over Swartkops, in Piper Pa-31 Navajo ZS-KTX. The collision occurred when returning from Namibia and on final approach to Waterkloof Air Base and the Navajo was on final approach to Wonderboom Airport
Military Service
Rank
Mr
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Civilian
Defence Force
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026 (year-prefix method): ServiceNo 76246891BG cleared -- per the documented SA force-number convention (data/SA_SERVICE_NUMBER_NOTES.md), the prefix '76' implies registration circa 1976 (usually age 16), i.e. birth circa 1960. This record's own Age/DateDeath implies birth circa 1963, a mismatch; PersonNumber 33425 (Van Der Walt, implied birth circa 1960) fits instead. Original value: "76246891BG".
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