The pilot of a small plane dies after crashing at the Moià aerodrome (Barcelona)

07/24/2022 at 14:01

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The accident did not cause the aircraft to catch fire or spill oil or fuel

The pilot and sole occupant of a ultralight plane He died on the spot this Sunday when he crashed when trying to land on the aerodrome of Prat de la Plana de Moià (Barcelona). The event took place shortly before 10:00 a.m. when, for reasons that are now being investigated, the aircraft lost height and ended up falling, the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Generalitat Firefighters have specified.

Despite the crash against the ground, the accident did not cause the aircraft to catch fire or spill oil or fuel, according to the same sources. The Mossos Air Safety Technical Unit has opened an investigation to determine the cause of the incident.

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