Small plane crashes at Weilheim on the Teck: 78-year-old dead dead

A small plane crashed near Weilheim an der Teck in the Baden-Württemberg district of Esslingen on Saturday morning. A 78-year-old was killed, as the police and fire brigade announced. Around 10.45 a.m. the ultra -light aircraft went down over rough terrain, a police spokesman said. The cause of the accident is the subject of the investigations.

Ultralight aircraft crashes in the Esslingen district: 78 -year -old man dead

The area in which the plane crashed is difficult to access, the police said. There was a large -scale deployment of the fire brigade, police and emergency services, as the Reutlingen police headquarters announced in a press release.

The pilot of the one -engine aircraft of the type CT started on Saturday morning in the Künzelsau area (Hohenlohekreis), in the area of Weilheim Finally, the contact with the machine has been canceled, the explanation says. Only a short time later, calls were received by the operating control centers because of the crash. The small aircraft was able to « find the fire brigade, police, mountain rescue service, emergency services and a police helicopter » in forested and rough terrain, « said the police.

Aircraft crash near Weilheim: Pilot started in Künzelsau

The died 78 -year -old man was therefore the pilot of the aircraft. The Esslingen criminal police department and experts from the Federal Affairs Office for Flight Accident Investigation have started the investigation. Nothing is known about the reason for the crash. The police initially did not provide any information about which goal the pilot was heading for or when the plane was to be recovered.

The opposite of the crash location was difficult to access, so the salvage for the emergency services could be difficult. Weilheim an der Teck is located at the foot of the Swabian Alb near the A8 motorway and is only around 50 kilometers as the crow flies from the border with Bavaria. (with dpa)