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Walltopia owner with injuries, but in decent condition after plane crash

Ivaylo Penchev
Photo: BGNES

Owner of "Walltopia", which is currently the largest manufacturer of artificial climbing walls in the world, Ivaylo Penchev, was injured in a plane crash, but is adequate and in stable condition. He was hospitalized in the Pirogov Hospital in Sofia, where he is to have an operation. This was announced by Penchev himself in an interview with private television bTV.

The businessman's small private plane, piloted by himself, crashed on Saturday, May 9, minutes after taking off from the airport in Lesnovo, about 22 km from Sofia. He asked to land after a problem with the engine of his two-seater Skyleader 600 occurred. During the landing approach, the plane fell on its left wing.




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