Small aircraft crash in Waidhofen: tragic fate of the pilot!

on Sunday, around 3:30 p.m., a tragic catastrophe in Groß-Siegharts, where a small plane crashed. Witnesses observed the incident, which was soon also confirmed by the air traffic control. A great commitment of the fire brigade, police, emergency services and search dogs immediately started in the heavily accessible, forested area. The adverse weather conditions, especially the dense fog, made an air rescue with helicopter impossible, such as Noen

The search was extremely difficult because the crash site could not be found at first. In a coordinated campaign with up to 250 emergency services, a human chain from 200 fire brigade members was finally formed to effectively search the area. In the meantime, drones were also used to localize the crash site. Stefan Mayer from the district fire brigade command Waidhofen an der Thaya confirmed that the pilot who was traveling from Krems to Dobersberg died in the crash and could only be recovered dead in the evening. Investigations into the cause of the accident are underway, and an autopsy was ordered by the public prosecutor's office in Krems, as the reported.