The wreckage of the crashed Cessna was suspended from the crane on the “Norden” buoy.
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This plane has abandoned skydivers before. Then the machine should also land, but fell into the Wadden Sea for unknown reasons.
SecondA 65-year-old pilot was killed when a small plane crashed in the North Sea near Norderney Island.Oric’s police shared this with them German Shipwreck Rescue Association (DGzRS) Monday and. Therefore, the Cessna took off from Borkum Island in East Frisia and dropped paratroopers over Norderney. They landed as planned.
Then the machine was supposed to land on Norderney Island, but it crashed into the Wadden Sea between the island and the mainland at about 1 pm. The reason is not clear. A witness observed the accident and notified the rescue control center.
A rescue helicopter and multiple rescue ships participated in the rescue operation. Two nearby civilian ships also participated in the rescue operation and tried to secure the Cessna with ropes. Unfortunately, for the pilots on the plane, any help came too late, it said.
The Aurich Police Inspectorate and the Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Agency began investigating the cause of the accident.At that time collision The south wind is weak and the water temperature is 20 degrees Celsius.
