Small plane from Upper Bavaria crashes near Thalmässing - pilot dies
Created: 09/10/2022, 17:55
Thalmässing: The pilot died in the crash of the small plane in Middle Franconia on Saturday.
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The pilot died in a plane crash near Thalmässing.
The small plane probably started in Upper Bavaria.
Thalmässing – The pilot died when a small plane crashed in Central Franconia on Saturday (September 10).
The machine crashed in a field near the Thalmässing-Waizenhofen airfield (Roth district), south of Nuremberg, the police said on Saturday.
Shortly after noon, the police received an emergency call from a passer-by, but the pilot was already dead when the rescue workers arrived.
Middle Franconia: small plane crashes near Thalmässing - pilot dies
The machine probably did not start at the nearby airfield, but in Upper Bavaria, said a police spokesman.
He was initially unable to provide any information on the destination of the flight and the identity of the pilot.
The cause of the crash is now being investigated by both the police and aviation accident experts.
About a month ago, a historic fighter plane crashed at an air show near the Bavarian border.
The pilot died, the flight day was canceled. (dpa)
