On 5 March 2021, a Robinson R44 helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Xumabee near Sojwe in Botswana.

There were two people onboard the R44: The pilot, Leonard Matenje, director for Air Technology Services, treasurer of the Professional Hunters Association and the Botswana Wildlife Producers Association, who survived, and Sasa Klaas, a Motswana musician, died while en route to hospital.

[3] The helicopter was previously involved in a minor accident on 1 August 2015, that resulted in the left skid collapsing.

The cause of that accident was the result of a student performing an autorotation landing with decaying rotor RPM.

[citation needed] According to the final report released on 6 December 2021, by the Directorate of Accident Investigation in the ministry (DAI), the report stated that: "The probable cause of this occurrence was the helicopter's tail rotor colliding with terrain and leading to the helicopter's crash."