Seven Killed In Helicopter/Ultralight Midair In Mallorca

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Key Takeaways:

  • Seven people died after a helicopter and an ultralight aircraft collided over the city of Inca on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
  • All five occupants of the helicopter and two occupants of the ultralight were killed, including at least two children on the helicopter.
  • Victims included German nationals on the helicopter and Spanish nationals in the ultralight, with the circumstances of the collision currently unclear.
  • Debris was reported in an urban area and on a nearby farm, but there were no casualties on the ground.
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All seven people on a helicopter and an ultralight died when the two aircraft collided over the city of Inca on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Sunday. Circumstances of the collision were not immediately clear but the two aircraft came together over the hospital in the farming and railway town of 32,000 in the center of the island. Debris was reported in the urban area and on a nearby farm but there were no casualties on the ground, according to early reports.

At least two of the dead were children on the helicopter, which was carrying a total of five people. The other two were in the ultralight and were reportedly Spaniards. At least some of those on the helicopter were reportedly from Germany. The aircraft types were not immediately released.

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
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