Two killed when small aircraft crashes into vineyard near Gundelsheim
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A small aircraft struck a fence during a landing approach and crashed into a vineyard in the Heilbronn district of Baden-Württemberg, killing both occupants.
Crash circumstances
The aircraft hit a fence shortly after 12.00 while on a landing approach to a nearby airfield, then collided with a tree before crashing into a vineyard north of Stuttgart.
The wreckage was found burned in the vineyard, and the fire was extinguished.
Casualties
Both occupants were found dead in the burned wreckage.
No other people were found in the aircraft and the identities of the occupants remain unknown because the registration mark was destroyed by the fire.
Investigation
Police and experts have begun investigations into the cause of the accident and the identification of the victims.
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