Small German-registered plane crashes in Moldova, killing lone pilot on board

A small German-registered plane crashed on Sunday in a town near Moldova’s capital, killing the lone pilot on board, aviation authorities said. The fatal accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) in the small town of Vadul lui Voda, about 23 kilometers (14 miles) east of the capital Chisinau, the Civil Aviation Authority said. It said no passengers were on board the downed Socata TB20 ultra-light aircraft and that an investigation is underway to determine what caused the “tragic accident."