The two pilots were 44 and 58 years old. The cause of the crash at Linkenheim-Hochstetten in the district of Karlsruhe is still unclear.
The Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation was called in after the incident on Sunday. With the help of a helicopter, the crash site was found late Sunday evening. According to SWR, the recovery of the wreck will take place in the course of the day. For this, debris from the aircraft was also confiscated.