Small aircraft crash in Waidhofen: Pilot recovered dead!

Small aircraft crash in Waidhofen: Pilot recovered dead!

On Sunday, December 1, 2024, a tragedy in aviation occurred when a small plane crashed on the way from Krems to Dobersberg in Lower Austria. The pilot, whose identity has not yet been published, lost his life. The alarmed emergency services, including around 250 firefighters and 25 rescue workers, faced a challenging search in inaccessible, densely forested terrain, such as noe.orf reported.

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The search for the wreck of the one -engine aircraft was extremely difficult because the crash area was deep in the forests and in steep terrain. The crash site was finally localized using drones. Due to the fog and darkness conditions, the use of a helicopter was impossible, and the rescue teams had to penetrate to the crash site, as the State Police Directorate Lower Austria announced. Eyewitnesses described the dramatic moment when the crash was reported around 3:30 p.m. Die Koordinaten der Absturzstelle waren zwar bekannt, jedoch konnte zunächst kein Flugzeug lokalisiert werden, berichtete Salzburg24.at .

The determination of the cause of the accident is now underway, while the federal security test center will document the scene of the accident. The fire brigade and rescue workers worked late into the night to work on the tragic incident, although they had to fight with adverse weather conditions and darkness. This raises questions about the condition of the aircraft and the circumstances of the crash, while the security authorities continue to examine the details.