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topicnews · September 7, 2024

Korbach: Two men seriously injured after light aircraft crash | hessenschau.de

Korbach: Two men seriously injured after light aircraft crash | hessenschau.de

Shortly after takeoff, a light aircraft crashed in northern Hesse. The two passengers were taken to hospital with serious injuries.


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Symbolic image: The plane crashed in the vicinity of the airfield.
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The single-engine Piper did not gain enough altitude in the morning and then crashed near the Korbach (Waldeck-Frankenberg) airfield, police in Kassel announced on Saturday. It is not yet clear why the takeoff failed. The plane was not even 500 meters from the ground, according to a spokesman.

The two passengers, two men, were taken to hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening, it was said. The Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation has begun investigations.

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