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Pilot unhurt in a powered hang glider crash

Penne, Italy - The engine has been switched off flying, but the pilot escaped without a scratch

The crash took place three days ago near Penne, a small city in the province of Pescara. A 43 year old man, flight experienced, after take off from a runway of the province, has lost the control of his powered hang glider for the switch off of the engine. Then, the pilot, to avoid a crash on a small building, tried an emergency landing on a rough field on the outskirts of Penne. On the spot the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1079415
Rome, Italy, 09/18/2007 16:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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