On the morning of January 28, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee light aircraft (registration D-EMGE) crashed on Rue Sauvenier, near Spa Airport, Spa, Belgium. Early in the morning, the plane took off from Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport in Germany.
The Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee crashed approximately 100 meters next to Spa Airport between 09:00 and 09:30 local time (UTC+1). The aircraft failed to approach Runway 23 and attempted a go-around, but collided with the aircraft. I heard an explosion.
The light aircraft collided with the car and both burst into flames. Fortunately, the driver was smoking a cigarette outside the car, so the car was unoccupied.
Rescue teams rushed to the scene and a perimeter was set up around the crash site.
Two fatalities have been reported, with the pilot (born in 1992) and a passenger confirmed dead.
Spa Airfield will be closed until Monday morning.
Air crash near Spa Airfield: Until Death https://t.co/uqrGDCiyRw
— La Libre (@lalibrebe) January 28, 2024
Crash entre un avion et une voiture à Spa: au moins un mort https://t.co/l9WBd5BRtn pic.twitter.com/PpLx8rQDWZ
— Sudinfo LaMeuse Verviers (@LaMeuseVerviers) January 28, 2024