Wednesday, June 24, 2015

TWO MEN DEAD AFTER A JARIBU J430 SMALL PLANE CRASHES IN FOREST IN GERMANY









JUNE 24, 2015

HOLZMINDEN – MÜHLEBERG

A single-engine light aircraft crashed on a wooded area in the district of Holzminden.

The plane was a " Jabiru J430 " and touched several treetops and finally crashed to the forest floor. Residents heard a loud bang and notified authorities.

Immediately, a large contingent of rescue teams began looking for the crash site.

The rough terrain posed many access issues.  Finally, they were able to find the crash site in a wooded area above the village.  There they discovered after a good forty-five minutes the shattered hull of the plane.  " The salvage a Unimog had to be used because the soil was heavily watered down ," said a police officer told BILD .

The two male occupants were only recovered dead.
What led to the accident is unclear. According to present knowledge the plane will probably was flown very low, and have touched several treetops before it fell to the ground.

The wreckage was widely scattered.  Later debris was found not far from the main road 497.

Unfortunately bad weather conditions prevailed at the time of the flying and very limited visibility.  Even a rescue helicopter had to discontinue its operation.
The crash area was cordoned off a large area.  Access to the crash site is only possible because of the sodden paths through the rain with only very terrain vehicles of the fire brigade.

The Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation from Braunschweig has started investigations.




Date:
23-JUN-2015
Time:
19:15 UTC
Type:
Owner/operator:
Private
Registration:
F-PFAJ (?)
C/n / msn:
757
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Holzminden - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/D.gif  Germany
Phase:
En route
Nature:
Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area. Parts of wreckage were found over a large area.
Both occupants died in the crash.
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