Overview
- A two-seat small aircraft crashed onto the A2 northeast of Magdeburg on Friday afternoon and both people on board were declared dead at the scene after the wreck ignited.
- Police say the impact occurred at about 14:48 CET between Burg and the Parkplatz Krähenberge and that no road vehicles were involved in the crash.
- Media flight-data and club officials identified the plane as an ultralight registered to Aero Club Kropp, with Flightradar24 reports naming a Breezer with the registration D-ESDA that departed Schleswig earlier the day.
- Fire crews extinguished the post-impact blaze, rescue teams recovered the victims, psychosocial emergency services were deployed, and the A2 was fully closed for hours for recovery and clearance.
- Authorities have opened a technical and police inquiry into the cause and circumstances of the crash and have not released a determination on mechanical failure, pilot condition, or other factors.