Hesse: 81-year-old dies in a glider crash

Gelnhausen/Offenbach (dpa/lhe) - A glider crashed on the airfield in Gelnhausen (Main-Kinzig-Kreis) on Monday. The 81-year-old pilot died, according to the police in Offenbach. According to initial investigations, the plane got caught in a tree. How this came about was unclear. Initially, it also remained unclear whether the accident happened during take-off or landing. According to the police, experts from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation were at the crash site. The public prosecutor's office in Hanau started the investigation.