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PICS: aircraft crashes on railway in Sweden...

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http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=78550
and
http://www.pitea-tidningen.se/nyheter/s ... Id=5635209 for the photos themselves. Not a good spot to come to a standstill... :shock:

Google Translation:
Aircraft crashed at Pite Line

ÄLVSBYN An airplane from Bromma crashed on Friday morning on the railway track in Högheden, outside Älvsbyn.
The pilot took the miraculous out of the plane and was taken by ambulance to the hospital Sunderbyn.

It was shortly after 10 am on Friday morning as the single engine from Bromma by yet unknown reasons crashed on the railway track at the height of Motorstadion in Högheden.

On track

SMC Ulf Nilsson, notes that the plane crashed.
- There is no doubt about that, "he says.

According Nelson located the crashed plane on the track.

- Banverket has broken off, but we can not start salvage work before police made their site investigation, "said Nelson.

He has as yet no information on what may have caused the accident.

- Accommodation around here have indicated that they both have seen the plane circle around and heard the engine yards raised and lowered, said incident commander.

Tried to land

Aboard the plane was only the pilot. Reportedly, he may have misjudged the landing runway length.
In an attempt to lift again, he pulled the speed lever and then lost altitude and crashed on the railway track.

- That's about where the residents nearby have got it all.

Höghedens airfield is located right next to engine Stadium.
The airport is used not in the regular air traffic but is only open to private aviation.

Because of the crash is all train at Pite Line halted until further notice.

Accident Commission is now engaged in the matter and will open an investigation. Planet out today with the help of a salvor to a hangar nearby.
There will be at the Accident Investigation Commission investigators will look at it.
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