Attersee plane crash: Two suspected dead after aircraft sinks in lake

plane crash Attersee Tecnam P2002 JF aviation accident search and recovery

A small two-seater Tecnam P2002 JF aircraft crashed into the Attersee lake near Steinbach am Attersee, Austria, on Wednesday morning. The plane had reportedly taken off from Salzburg and lost altitude rapidly before hitting the water. Eyewitnesses described seeing the aircraft spiraling downward.

Authorities believe two German nationals, a flight instructor and a student, were on board and have likely perished. Underwater robots and sonar equipment located the wreckage at a depth of approximately 160 meters. The cockpit was found to contain the two occupants.

A complex recovery operation involving fire departments, police, and water rescue teams is scheduled for Saturday, pending stable weather conditions. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by criminal police and aviation safety authorities.

Entities

Attersee · Austrocontrol · Police of Upper Austria · Salzburg · Steinbach am Attersee · Tecnam

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] Two German nationals, believed to be a flight instructor and a student, likely died in the crash. www.nn.de · www.wz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The aircraft is operated by an Austrian flight school. www.nn.de · www.wz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] Recovery of the wreckage and the victims is expected to take place on Saturday. www.nn.de · www.wz.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Witnesses observed the white aircraft spiraling downward before hitting the water. www.nn.de · wiadomosci.onet.pl · www.wz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The wreckage of the Tecnam P2002 JF has been located at a depth of approximately 160 meters. www.nn.de · www.wz.de
[● 2 SOURCES] The aircraft departed from Salzburg approximately 30 minutes before flight tracking data ceased. www.nn.de · www.wz.de