The small plane that crashed in the Heilbronn district came from Thuringia

According to the police, the small plane that crashed in the Heilbronn district in Baden-Württemberg came from Thuringia. The plane started in Arnstadt (Ilm district) and crashed in Gundelsheim, a police spokeswoman said. The investigators hope that the two dead people will be identified soon, but it will probably take some time. The comparison must be secure, said a police spokesman.

According to dpa information, the dead are a 38-year-old and his father. The son flew the plane. Both came from Thuringia.

The two-seater ultralight aircraft crashed and burned out in a vineyard near Gundelsheim. The registration number was no longer visible. The debris was collected on Sunday evening and taken to the local construction yard. An expert should examine them during the day. According to the spokesman, it was initially not known whether the accident site would be examined again to secure evidence. The bodies were recovered on Sunday.

What is clear so far is that the small plane took off for unknown reasons while approaching a nearby airfield shortly after 12 p.m. on Sunday, hit a fence and then collided with a tree. The machine crashed in the vineyard and burst into flames. Two people were killed.

Just four weeks ago, a small plane crashed near an airfield near Weinheim in the border area with Hesse. There were also two deaths in this incident.