Electric aircraft crashes during test flight
A two-seat Magnus Aircraft eFusion crashed May 31 in Hungary during a test flight, killing both people on board.
Two Magnus eFusion aircraft, each powered by a Siemens electric motor, make a flyby at AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany in April. Photo courtesy of AERO Friedrichshafen.
“A Magnus eFusion experimental aircraft took off at 10.10 a.m., and while completing its test flight—due to yet unknown reasons and circumstances—crashed into the corn field between the settlements Pogány and Szalánta,” Magnus Aircraft said.
Siemens said it is working closely with investigation authorities to determine the cause of the accident.
An eFusion made the line’s first public flight at Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany in April.
Alyssa J. Cobb
The former senior director of digital media, Alyssa J. Cobb was on the AOPA staff from 2004 until 2023. She is a flight instructor, and loves flying her Cessna 170B with her husband and two children. Alyssa also hosts the weekly Fly with AOPA show on the AOPA Pilot Video YouTube channel.
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