A small plane crashed into a wind turbine near Gefell (East Thuringia) on Wednesday afternoon. However, much is still unclear.
Gefell – Shortly before 2 p.m., a small plane crashed near Gefell in the Gebersreuth district (Saale-Orla district). There is a larger field of rubble and there are several emergency services on site, said a spokesman for the state police department on Wednesday, as reported by the dpa news agency. According to MDR, the pilot died.
The police initially confirmed this, but no information about the crew of the small aircraft and whether someone was harmed. The machine probably hit a wind turbine, according to the first press release on the crash.
Gefell: Small plane collides with a wind turbine
“The investigations have not yet been completed, so the cause of the accident is still completely unclear at the moment,” said the police. According to police, the plane crashed in an area where there are several wind turbines. However, it was not initially clear whether there was a collision. The investigation was still ongoing, said a spokesman.
According to the police, the aircraft was a small single-engine aircraft. Accordingly, the crash site is located in the border area of Thuringia, Saxony and Bavaria – between the Gefeller district of Gebersreuth and the Saxon town of Misslareuth in the Vogtland.
According to police, visibility was poor in the area at the time of the crash. It was not yet clear whether this led to the crash. (dpa / ml)
