The pilot of a small aircraft died after it crashed into the garden of a residential building in Plettenberg in Germany’s western North-Rhein Westphalia state. The man’s identity had yet to be determined.Catastrophe
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot
The pilot of a small aircraft died after it crashed into the garden of a residential building in Plettenberg in Germany’s western North-Rhein Westphalia state. The man’s identity had yet to be determined.
Small aircraft visible among shrubs and tree after crashing into garden on Mar 4, 2025.
A man died after an aircraft he piloted crashed into the garden of a residential property in western Germany
A man died after a small aircraft crashed in western Germany’s Sauerland region, police said on Tuesday.
The police statement said that the aircraft smashed into the garden of a residential building in the town of Plettenberg in the western state of North-Rhein Westphalia at around 4:40 p.m. local time (1540 UTC).
The man’s identity had yet to be determined. He was said to have been the pilot of the aircraft.
Germany’s DPA news agency cited a police spokesperson as saying that the aircraft was a single-engine propeller plane.CatastropheGermany
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot
The pilot of a small aircraft died after it crashed into the garden of a residential building in Plettenberg in Germany’s western North-Rhein Westphalia state. The man’s identity had yet to be determined.
Small aircraft visible among shrubs and tree after crashing into garden on Mar 4, 2025.
A man died after an aircraft he piloted crashed into the garden of a residential property in western Germany ..
A man died after a small aircraft crashed in western Germany’s Sauerland region, police said on Tuesday.
The police statement said that the aircraft smashed into the garden of a residential building in the town of Plettenberg in the western state of North-Rhein Westphalia at around 4:40 p.m. local time (1540 UTC).
The man’s identity had yet to be determined. He was said to have been the pilot of the aircraft.
What else do we know about the crash?
Germany’s DPA news agency cited a police spokesperson as saying that the aircraft was a single-engine propeller plane.CatastropheGermany
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot
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The pilot of a small aircraft died after it crashed into the garden of a residential building in Plettenberg in Germany’s western North-Rhein Westphalia state. The man’s identity had yet to be determined.
https://p.dw.com/p/4rNxs
Small aircraft visible among shrubs and tree after crashing into garden on Mar 4, 2025.
A man died after an aircraft he piloted crashed into the garden of a residential property in western GermanyImage: Alex Talash/dpa/picture alliance
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A man died after a small aircraft crashed in western Germany’s Sauerland region, police said on Tuesday.
The police statement said that the aircraft smashed into the garden of a residential building in the town of Plettenberg in the western state of North-Rhein Westphalia at around 4:40 p.m. local time (1540 UTC).
The man’s identity had yet to be determined. He was said to have been the pilot of the aircraft.
What else do we know about the crash?
Germany’s DPA news agency cited a police spokesperson as saying that the aircraft was a single-engine propeller plane.CatastropheGermany
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot
Saim Dušan Inayatullah with AFP, dpa
3 hours ago3 hours ago
The pilot of a small aircraft died after it crashed into the garden of a residential building in Plettenberg in Germany’s western North-Rhein Westphalia state. The man’s identity had yet to be determined.
https://p.dw.com/p/4rNxs
Small aircraft visible among shrubs and tree after crashing into garden on Mar 4, 2025.
A man died after an aircraft he piloted crashed into the garden of a residential property in western GermanyImage: Alex Talash/dpa/picture alliance
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A man died after a small aircraft crashed in western Germany’s Sauerland region, police said on Tuesday.
The police statement said that the aircraft smashed into the garden of a residential building in the town of Plettenberg in the western state of North-Rhein Westphalia at around 4:40 p.m. local time (1540 UTC).
The man’s identity had yet to be determined. He was said to have been the pilot of the aircraft.
What else do we know about the crash?
Germany’s DPA news agency cited a police spokesperson as saying that the aircraft was a single-engine propeller plane.
A brake parachute on ground under police cordon in gardenA brake parachute on ground under police cordon in garden
Police cordoned off an area around the garden in Plettenberg, a town in the Sauerland region of western
A police helicopter was used to take photos of the scene of the crash.
Germany’s federal agency for flight accidents (BFU) is the authority in charge of investigations into the incident. It will likely release a report after several months, according to police.
Several eyewitnesses observed the crash and were attended to by rescue workers at the site of the incident.
Police cordoned off the area around the garden shortly after the crash.