Aviation mishap occurs in Austrian Alps: Pilot reported missing from plummeted aircraft.
In the western part of Austria, a twin-engine plane encountered an unfortunate incident. The incident location is nestled within the Alps. Initial reports suggest that a single pilot, believed to be Italian, was on board. The accident occurred close to Brand, a local municipality. The reason behind the crash has yet to be identified.
The search for the pilot has been plagued by heavy fog, preventing both helicopters and drones from taking flight. The aircraft, according to Christian Gantner, the security state councillor of Vorarlberg, took off from Genoa, Italy, and was headed for Straubing, Bavaria.
The fallen plane is identified as a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58, a six-seater from 1978. This aircraft is said to be privately owned. Austro Control, the flight control authority, assumes that there was only one person aboard.
Multiple individuals reported hearing an aircraft, followed by a loud bang, around 10 am at the crash site of Lower Brüggele Alpe. The area was also blanketed in fog at the time. A search and rescue mission involving approximately 200 individuals was initiated. However, only scattered wreckage pieces have been located as of now. The exact crash site with the cockpit remains undiscovered. The operation will continue on Tuesday, the police spokesperson confirmed.
The twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58, which was en route from Genoa to Straubing, crashed in the Alpine region. Despite the search efforts, only scattered wreckage pieces have been found near Lower Brüggele Alpe, an Alpine location.
