Illustration of a microlight. – Leon Schadeberg / Rex F / REX / SIPA
A serious microlight accident occurred this morning shortly after 9:30 am south of Marckolsheim (Bas-Rhin). The aircraft crashed in the extension of the airstrip, indicates in a report the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Bas-Rhin (
SDIS 67). On board the ULM, a pilot, alone on board, whose age is not yet known. The doctor of the SAMU, present on the spot, unfortunately could only note his death.
It was a passer-by who gave the alert, report the Latest News from Alsace. The pilot could be around sixty years old according to our colleagues who specify that the microlight hangar of Marckolsheim is located about 500 meters from the site of the accident.