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Police officers look at the remains of a crashed plane PA
Korschenbroich
Small plane crashes into residential building in Germany, killing two people
The plane hit the terrace of the building and a fire broke out, causing extensive damage to the house.
A SMALL PLANE crashed into a residential building in western Germany as it approached an airport yesterday, leaving two people dead, police said.
The crash happened around midday yesterday in Korschenbroich, near the city of Monchengladbach and not far from the Dutch border.
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.
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, just over 3 km from the crash site, but reported that she was having technical problems.
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