An ultralight hits a high voltage line and crashes

The plane crash occurred on Saturday around 11 am in Courcelles in the Doubs.

An ultralight crashed into a 20,000-volt high-voltage line, reports the

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The small plane immediately crashed into a field and its pilot, a 70-year-old man, died.

The front of the device was torn off.

According to the first elements, three devices followed each other in the sky.

For some reason the investigation is trying to determine, the aircraft lost altitude before striking the high voltage 20,000 volt cable.

The ULM fell almost vertically, about ten meters below.

Near the aircraft, the steel cable of the high voltage line was cut.

Electricity has been completely cut off in the Courcelles sector.

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