Passenger Injured in Ultralight Aircraft Accident Near Köping

» Published: July 23 2025

Passenger Injured in Ultralight Aircraft Accident Near Köping
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An accident with an ultralight aircraft has occurred at Uckelsta outside Köping on Wednesday evening.

According to Bärgslagsbladet/Arboga Tidning, the Maritime and Aviation Rescue Center (JRCC) in Gothenburg states that two people were on board when the aircraft had engine problems directly at takeoff, went down in a field and flipped over.

Both people were conscious after the accident. The pilot escaped physically unharmed but the passenger suffered a leg injury and was taken care of by ambulance personnel.

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