When a glider crashed, the 60-year-old pilot died in Leck in Nordfriesland. When starting a rope was torn, with which the plane should be pulled into the air, said a fire department spokesman. The plane crashed to the ground and overturned several times.
A police spokesman could make on Monday evening, no further information about the accident. "At the moment, the accident investigation is still at the accident site," he said.
Also the criminal police was according to the information in the evening still at the accident place. The aircraft wreck was confiscated for further investigation.