Five people were killed in a small plane crash in Poland.
Five other people were injured, said a spokeswoman for the fire department.
According to a spokeswoman for the authorities, the accident happened during a training flight.
The Cessna 208 machine crashed into a hangar on approach to Chrcynno sports airport north of the capital Warsaw. A group of people had just sought shelter from an approaching thunderstorm. Four of them died. The pilot and flight instructor as well as the two flight students were also killed.
According to the findings of the “State Commission for the Investigation of Aviation Accidents”, the crash occurred when the crew of the aircraft wanted to perform the “Touch and Go” maneuver. The term describes a landing approach with the landing gear touching down and a subsequent go-around without stopping.
Adverse weather conditions as the cause of the accident
According to reports in the Polish media, the aircraft is said to have been used primarily for parachute jumps. Most of the fatalities and injuries are people who took shelter in the hangar. The fire brigade assumes that adverse weather conditions were the cause of the accident.
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Most of the dead are people seeking protection.
Keystone/Leszek Szymanski
SRF 4 News, July 18, 2023, 3:00 a.m.; agencies/grej/hej;
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