- When a motor glider crashed yesterday afternoon in Montricher VD, the pilot died.
- A small plane also crashed in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The pilot was also killed.
The plane in the canton of Vaud fell about 500 meters from a snack bar on Mont Tendre. The accident occurred shortly after take-off from Montricher Airport. The plane crash was reported to the police around 4 p.m., the Vaud police said on Sunday.
The rescue workers could only determine the death of the 63-year-old pilot. The Belgian lived in the canton of Vaud. The cause of the crash is still unclear. The federal prosecutor’s office opened a criminal investigation. A specialist from the Swiss Safety Investigation Board (Sust) is on site.
The 56-year-old pilot died in another motor glider crash in the district of Rottweil in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The cause of the accident is still unknown, as the police headquarters in Konstanz announced on Sunday.
The pilot started in Sulz am Neckar on Saturday. After he did not return on the agreed date, relatives went in search. They found the microlight crashed on the ground about two kilometers from the airfield. The pilot was so badly injured in the crash that the emergency doctor could only determine his death.
Criminal police officers and experts from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation began investigating the cause of the crash.