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Cessna Crash in Tyrol, 6 fatalities, 2 survivors


What: Evram Inc. Cessna 414A Chancellor en route to Valencia
Where: Ellbögen, Mühltal Austria
When: Sept 30, 2012
Who: 8 aboard, 6 fatalities
Why: A Cessna that crashed in in Tyrol Innsbruck-Land killed six. Two aboard survived the crash. The pilot made an emergency call before losing contact with ATC.

The passengers were Tyrolean, and took off at 6:50 for Valencia. An area hunter heard the plane before it impacted.Two of those aboard extricated themselves from the plane. One was found burned in the forest, another was ambulatory, there to greet the rescue crew around 7:42. One survivor had minor injuries, and the other required surgery.

Before the crash, the flight lost contact. After the helicopter rescue was called off due to heavy fog and low lying clouds, rescuers arrived on foot, thirty minutes after the first alarm. The rescue was coordinated by 70 Red Cross, 100 firemen, 20 local police and 12 crime scene investigators (detectives). Offsite, family members gathered in a building near Innsbruck State Police station were taken care of by Red Cross.

The pilot who was from Saalfelden, Salzburg was killed in the crash. Two of the victims were identified as hoteliers Zellberg and Mayrhofen.

The remains were taken to Innsburck. The plane was charred, and left a 100 meter trail in the forest. A wing was found on the slope of the forest.

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