a small airplane crashes 15 miles from Belgium coast

[regi]

a small airplane has ditched 15 miles of the Belgium coast.
No further news yet.

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/989/Binnen ... ijde.dhtml

[regi]

update:
pilot would be alive in a life raft, waiting for pick up by the Sea King.

[fretn]

was picked up by a boat,
luckily he survived, it seems that ditching a small plane in the water doesn't cause a lot of victims, most people survive it even! However must be quite an experience

[Ozzie1969]

Does anybody know what aircraft it was?

[LX-LGX]

Another small aircraft crashlanded in Belgium on Sunday: near Brakel (province Oost-Vlaanderen), pilot and sole passenger have light injuries.

edit : registration is OO-F56

And a glider crashlanded in Belgium also on Sunday: near Tienen (Tirlemont), pilot has light injuries.

In Callas, Southern France, a Socata type TB9 has crashed, killing all 5 onboard.

[TCAS]

Does anybody know what aircraft it was?

Diamond DA40 Star TDI reg. D-EQCO s/n D4.094 (Source: Aviation Safety Network)


RMK / D-EQCO was offered For $ale by Qcompany.be (Ostend), see H E R E or H E R E (Dutch)

Blah Blah Blah 'De Standard Online' article H E R E (Dutch)

Another small aircraft crashlanded in Belgium on Sunday: near Brakel (province Oost-Vlaanderen), pilot and sole passenger have light injuries.

edit : registration is OO-F56

And a glider crashlanded in Belgium also on Sunday: near Tienen (Tirlemont), pilot has light injuries.

In Callas, Southern France, a Socata type TB9 has crashed, killing all 5 onboard.

Another one (1977 PIPER PA-32R-300 reg. G-BTCA s/n 32R-7780381) in Alderney (EGJA / ACI).
See article and movie H E R E (Source: Channel Online TV)

Lowering your landing gear isn't always smart either (2 fatalities).
See H E R E (Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair TC reg. D-EBDK s/n T20608740)