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Asharq Al-Awsat
5 hours ago
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- Asharq Al-Awsat
Germany: Small Plane Crashes into Terrace of House, 2 Dead
A small plane crashed into the terrace of a residential building in western Germany as it approached an airport on Saturday and two people were killed, police said. The crash happened around midday in Korschenbroich, near the city of Mönchengladbach and not far from the Dutch border, The Associated Press reported. The plane hit the terrace of the building and a fire broke out, causing extensive damage to the house. Police said two people died and one of them was the plane's pilot, a 71-year-old woman, German news agency dpa reported. Investigators were working to identify the second victim. Of the three people registered as living in the building, two weren't there at the time of the crash and later checked in with police. The pilot had taken off from Alkersleben, near the eastern German city of Erfurt, on Saturday morning. She planned to land at the airport in Mönchengladbach, just under 4 kilometers (2 1/2 miles) from the crash site, but reported that she was having technical problems.
The Sun
5 hours ago
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- The Sun
Two killed after small plane crashes into terraced house and bursts into flames in Germany
TWO people have died after a plane crash landed into a home and sparked a devastating fire. A 71-year-old woman, believed to be the pilot, and an 84-year-old were confirmed dead after the horror accident this afternoon. 3 3 3 The plane crashed at noon local time in Germany with its cause still unclear. The pilot reported technical problems above Kleinenbroich shortly before the crash. Her final destination is believed to have been Moenchengladbach, which is close to Kleinenbroich. .
BreakingNews.ie
7 hours ago
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- BreakingNews.ie
Two killed as small plane crashes into house in Germany
A small plane has crashed into a residential building in western Germany as it approached an airport, and two people were killed, police said. The crash happened around midday on Saturday in Korschenbroich, near the city of Monchengladbach and not far from the Dutch border. Advertisement The plane hit the terrace of the building and a fire broke out, causing extensive damage to the house. Police said two people died including the plane's pilot, a 71-year-old woman, German news agency dpa reported. Investigators are working to identify the second victim. Of the three people registered as living in the building, two were not there at the time of the crash and later checked in with police. Advertisement The pilot had taken off from Alkersleben, near the eastern German city of Erfurt, on Saturday morning. She had planned to land at the airport in Monchengladbach, two miles from the crash site, but reported that she was having technical problems.
Sky News
9 hours ago
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- Sky News
Two people die after small plane crashes into house in Germany
Two people have died after a small plane crashed into the terrace of a home in western Germany. The crash happened in Korschenbroich, near the city of Monchengladbach, not far from the Dutch border. The plane hit the terrace of the building and a fire broke out. Police said two people died and one of them is likely to have been the pilot of the aircraft, German news agency DPA reported. It wasn't immediately clear whether the other person had been in the plane or on the ground. Officials had no immediate information on the cause of the crash.
Daily Mail
9 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Plane crashes into house in Germany - killing two including the pilot
A plane has crashed into a house in western Germany, killing two people including the pilot, according to local police. The tragedy happened after the aircraft struck the terrace of a residential building in the town of Korschenbroich on Saturday. The plane crashed at around 12.30 pm (10.30 GMT) and caused the house to catch fire, police said. Dramatic images show firefighters hosing down the smoldering building after the flames were extinguished. The mangled remains of the aircraft could be seen lying on the ground beside a huge hole in the wall. Officers reportedly told German news agency dpa that one of the two people killed was the 71-year-old pilot. The pilot was from Düsseldorf and appeared to have been sitting alone in the aircraft, they added. It is unknown whether the other person had been a passenger on the plane or had been on the ground. Firefighters responded in numbers with the local control center saying that around 50 personnel had been deployed. They managed to put out the flames quickly. The cause of the crash has yet to be established. Korschenbroich is located near the city of Mönchengladbach and is not far from the Dutch border. It comes after in March a plane burst into a fireball after crashing into a Minnesota home, killing everyone onboard and leaving a raging inferno behind. The single-engine aircraft plummeted from the sky in a quiet residential neighborhood of Brooklyn Park around 12:30pm on Saturday, according to Fox 9. The entire home erupted into flames, leaving billows of black smoke rising in the air, causing first responders to evacuate the area. There were no survivors on the plane, the fire chief said at a press conference. It was not clear how many people were aboard. Luckily, no one was inside the home at the time of the crash. The plane was a SOCATA TBM7, a single-engine business aircraft. It departed from Des Moines International Airport and was headed for Minneapolis, according to the outlet. Multiple nearby residents were seen standing outside the home watching as a violent fire engulfed the residence, video taken by Mike Deyo showed. 'Looks like a plane crash in Brooklyn Park,' he can be heard saying as he filmed.
