On 15 October 2018, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, registration D-EFJX, crashed into a crowd of people in Fulda, Germany, killing two adults and one child, the latter being around the age of 9 or 10. Reportedly, eight people are also injured. The pilot and three passengers were hospitalised with slight injuries. The four occupants onboard, and a fifth eyewitness, are reportedly being treated for shock . The aircraft was reportedly trying to land at Wasserkuppe, when the pilot lost control aborting said landing on runway 24, broke through a barrier and rolled over a road into a waiting crowd at 3:45 pm local time (13:45 GMT). The weather was reportedly clear.
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