AUGUST 10, 2015
"Starfighter" crash: pilot dead
In the District of Neusiedl am see, Monday morning has
crashed a small aircraft. The pilot, A. R. Wiener, came to life. The aircraft should have been crashed in a power line.
The crash occurred about 6:30 between Gols and podersdorf am
see. It's a plane with the starlings are driven out of the vineyards. They are
called "Starfighter". The pilot died in the crash killed, said
Patrick Paul of the Burgenland State Security Agency (LEF).
Aircraft fell into power lines
According to fire brigade, the machine ran into a power
line. The top cable was severed while, the electricity had been cut off, so the
Commander of the fire brigade in podersdorf am see, Florian Ettl. The plane
caught fire on impact. At the meeting of the fire brigade, the Piper PA 18 was
already burned mostly. The emergency services extinguished the burning wreck.
The fire brigade of podersdorf am See was with four vehicles and 25 men in
action. First was been alerted the fire brigade of Illmitz.
Eyewitness could no longer help
Josef Tschida from Illmitz became an eyewitness to the
crash. He was one of the first on the scene, could no longer help the pilots in
the burning machine. In the "Burgenland today" interview with
Christian Hofmann he described the dramatic scenes on Monday afternoon.
An experienced pilot
The Wiener was an experienced pilot. He was a flight
instructor and for twenty years at the company, which is responsible for
combating star from the air. According to the National Police Directorate flew
missions to combat the stare of Vienna for ten years in the Seewinkel and knew
the area well. It is believed that the pilot didn't see the power lines due to
the low sun.
Exceptional approval required to be a "Starfighter" (bird-chaser)
The crashed "Starfighter" was on the road in
uncontrolled airspace. There is an air space in the aircraft is not maintained
by an air traffic. For flights to the star defense, where pilots are on the
move, sometimes at low altitude, derogation is required according to the
Austrian air traffic control of Austro Control. You may be performed only by
specially trained pilots in machines have been specially approved for.
Again and again, accidents with "Star fighters"
In the past few decades, several "Starfighter"
crashed in Burgenland. Two years ago, had a light aircraft scratched a tree and
went down in a field. The pilot was injured in the incident - more crashed "Starfighter" and ' Star fighter ' flies again. Also fatalities were already.
As a Piper 18 in podersdorf am see in a vineyard crashed in October 1990, the
pilot came to life. In some other cases, crashes while ended with damage, but
without or with light injuries for the pilot.
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Date:
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11-AUG-2015
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Time:
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15:05 LT
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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Land- und Forstflug GmbH
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Registration:
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OE-AND
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C/n / msn:
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18-1582
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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Weiden am See -
Austria
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Phase:
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Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
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Nature:
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Agricultural
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Departure airport:
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Leoboldsdorf Airfield
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Destination airport:
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Leoboldsdorf Airfield
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Narrative:
The aircraft crashed at Weiden am See during "starfighter"-operations (scaring birds from away vineyards). The sole pilot oboard the aircraft was killed.
The aircraft crashed at Weiden am See during "starfighter"-operations (scaring birds from away vineyards). The sole pilot oboard the aircraft was killed.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178521
http://burgenland.orf.at/news/stories/2725967/