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Student pilot (20) died in crash in Spain

A young student pilot died in a crash in northern Spain (symbolic image).

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A German student pilot (20) has died in a small plane crash in northern Spain. According to the police, she had taken off on a training flight with her instructor in the city of Burgos. The man was seriously injured and taken to hospital.

The serious accident occurred on Wednesday. When radio contact with the plane was suddenly lost, a helicopter flew the route and spotted the wreckage around 85 kilometers west of Burgos, the police said. Paramedics on the scene were only able to determine that the young woman had died.

The cause of the accident was initially unclear. The flight recorder and the wreckage were recovered on Thursday. It could be days or weeks before the results of the investigation are available, said a police officer. The newspaper "Diario de Burgos" reported that the small plane had suddenly lost altitude and landed in a field.

Here you can see a post about the plane crash.

Already completed solo flight
According to the report, the German woman had been living in Burgos since January, where she met her partner. She completed her first solo flight a month ago and had previously taken flying lessons in the USA and China.