His companion from Germany was seriously injured in the accident, as Thai media reported, citing eyewitnesses and rescue workers. The 51-year-old suffered, among other things, severe fractures in both ankles and was in shock, wrote the Pattaya Mail newspaper. The crash occurred on Saturday in a field near the resort town of Pattaya. A 64-year-old herder rushed to the wreckage and pulled the German out of the burning rubble, it was said. Other residents also helped with the rescue. Emergency doctors were called to the scene and provided first aid before the man was taken to hospital.
Collision with tree following emergency landing
The 50-year-old pilot probably wanted to make an emergency landing in a field, The Nation newspaper reported. The small white plane collided with a tamarind tree. The completely destroyed wreckage might be seen in photos distributed on the Internet. The authorities began investigating the cause of the accident.
According to a report in the “Kronen Zeitung” (online edition), the pilot was a man from Mödling who had lived in Thailand for many years. The man worked, among other things, as a manager for the AUA and the Lufthansa Group, and since the fall at Qatar Airways. He was an enthusiastic pilot and a member of a Thai flying club.
