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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 2025 |
| Time: | 10:33 |
| Type: |  Flight Design CT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-MECT |
| MSN: | 01-04-06-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Weilheim an der Teck -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Schwäbisch Hall-Hessental Airport (EDTY) |
| Hayingen Gliding Side | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Flight Design CT ultralight plane crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area.
The aircraft departed from Schwäbisch Hall and was heading towards a small glider field north of Hayingen.
After about 25 minutes en route the plane changed direction multiple times before eventually crashing into a wooden area.
In the vicinity of the crash side there are several hang gliding sites. For the time being it is unknown whether the pilot tried to divert to one of these on purpose. The area (Albtrauf) is known for weather, especially during wind from northerly directions.
METAR from nearby Stuttgart Airport from the time in question:
EDDS 290950Z AUTO 34010KT 310V020 8000 BKN017 10/05 Q1014 NOSIG
EDDS 290920Z AUTO 32010KT 280V350 7000 BKN017 09/05 Q1013 NOSIG
EDDS 290850Z AUTO 32010KT 280V360 7000 BKN016 BKN021 09/05 Q1013 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/stuttgart/absturz-kleinflugzeug-weilheim-esslingen-100.html
https://www.esslinger-zeitung.de/inhalt.toter-pilot-bei-weilheim-flugzeug-wurde-geborgen.f4574afd-f2c6-4995-b66c-0244ef94ad44.html
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DMECT/history/20250329/0906Z
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2025 14:20 | Edtf-1634 | Added |
| 29-Mar-2025 14:22 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 30-Mar-2025 15:29 | Jassy | Updated [Category, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 06:07 | Jassy | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 09:17 | Jassy | Updated [Registration, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2025 10:00 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
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