Mid-Air Collision Between Paraglider and Cessna 182 Near Zell am See, Austria.
On May 23, 2026, a 44-year-old Austrian paraglider collided mid-air with a Cessna 182 piloted by a 28-year-old man above Pinzgauer Hütte near Zell am See. The paraglider had launched from Schmittenhöhe heading toward Piesendorf, while the Cessna was flying from the Glemm Valley toward Zell am See.
The paraglider deployed her reserve parachute after the impact and landed safely. The Cessna pilot maintained control of the aircraft and landed it undamaged at Zell am See Airport. Helmet camera footage captured the incident and the descent.
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Source: sab_thi