In East Tyrol, a motor plane crashed shortly after take-off on Sunday afternoon. The result was a large-scale operation by the police, fire brigade and rescue services. Any help came too late for the pilot.
The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. near the airfield in Nikolsdorf. The motor plane crashed in a field. According to information from directly on site, the powered aircraft is said to have turned around shortly after take-off and then crashed. Aircraft Accident Commission informed The wreck allegedly caught fire after it had hit the field. “The Aircraft Accident Commission was informed,” the police said to the “Krone”. More detailed background information is not yet known. The investigation into the exact course of the accident is in full swing.
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