Overview

• After takeoff on June 19, the pilot’s wing clipped several tree tops and the hang glider collapsed into a wooded area near Kipfenberg in the Eichstätt district.
• Firefighters and mountain rescue teams freed the man from the wreckage and a rescue helicopter carried him to a hospital with severe injuries.
• He remains hospitalized under close medical supervision while investigators from Polizei and Bergwacht examine the crash site.
• The accident is part of an increasing number of ultralight and paragliding incidents reported across southern Germany and Austria since April.
• Authorities are collecting evidence to determine whether pilot error or equipment failure contributed to the crash.