Overview
- Police said the light aircraft tilted to one side during a takeoff attempt and crashed into a field beside the Barßel-Oltmanns airstrip in Lower Saxony.
- The 66-year-old pilot from Edewecht died at the scene despite a response that included firefighters, paramedics, and a rescue helicopter.
- Officers sealed off the crash site and kept reporters and bystanders back until a funeral team removed the body.
- Germany’s air-accident authority, the BFU, has opened a formal investigation into the cause.
- Police estimate about €20,000 in damage, and the Barßel airfield is a small site used mainly for sport flying.