Four dead in Cirrus SR20
small aircraft crash in Lungau, Austria
By
-
3 November 2023
A tragic
plane crash in Lungau claimed the lives of four people after the Cirrus SR20
small aircraft registered D-ESFB went down.
Contrary to
initial reports, the aircraft was not a motor glider, and it was en route from
Zagreb (ZAG/LDZA), Croatia, to Schärding am Inn airfield (LOLS) in Upper
Austria. The crash occurred over the Tauern valleys of the Lungau region, and
challenging flying conditions, including dense clouds and wind turbulence, were
observed due to impending winter weather and icing. Eyewitnesses described the
plane’s erratic movements before it plummeted to the ground.
The
difficult terrain required the efforts of more than a hundred firefighters,
rescue workers, and police to reach the crash site. Tragically, there were no
survivors, and the victims included the pilot from Upper Austria, another pilot
from Upper Austria, a passenger from Salzburg, and a passenger from Germany.
The type of
aircraft involved in the accident is equipped with an emergency parachute as
standard, which is triggered using an explosive charge. However, since the
rescue system had not been activated, a barrier of 150 metres had to be set up
due to the risk of explosion. Two explosives experts from the Graz police
then defused the emergency system, which was equipped with 800 to 1,000 grams
of explosives.
The accident
investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the crash remains unclear.
.png){kind=small}
| Date: | Thursday 2 November 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-ESFB |
| MSN: | 1087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near St. Andrä im Lungau, Tamsweg, Salzburg -  Austria |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Zagreb-Pleso Airport (ZAG/LDZA) |
| Schärding-Suben Airport (LOLS) |
Narrative:
A Cirrus SR20 crashed under unknown circumstances near motorway B95, near St. Andrä im Lungau, Tamsweg, Salzburg.
The fouroccupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.
Weather with rain and strong southerly winds (Föhn) may have been a factor in the accident. The airplane was recently sold to a new owner.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar
Merk: Bare medlemmer av denne bloggen kan legge inn en kommentar.