Overview
- A 61-year-old pilot died after his glider lost control during a winch launch and crashed about 30 meters from the runway on Sunday, June 7.
- Photographs and on-scene reports show the aircraft was destroyed on impact and debris scattered across an adjacent field.
- Police, ambulance crews, firefighters and the Technical Relief Agency responded and gave first aid that was unsuccessful at the scene.
- Local police secured the site and summoned the Kriminaldauerdienst and flight-experienced investigators from Kriminalpolizei Schwabach to reconstruct the accident.
- Investigators will examine the glider wreckage, the ground winch and cable, maintenance records and witness statements before drawing conclusions about the cause.