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In the afternoon of September 21, 2011 one STORCH ultra-light vehicle crashed at a litchi orchard at Xianzhuang Village, Fenyuan Township, Changhua County with one operator on board. The aircraft took off at 16:20 from an activity area at Sijhou Township, Changhua County, with first practicing take-off, landing, and circling above the activity field, then it flew towards north east to Hou-yu-che village, Changnan Road Section 2, Fenyuan Township, Changhua County and lingered over there. The operator's friend witnessed at 17:15 that the aircraft was circling above an orchard with distance of 6 meters from ground then it suddenly slowed down and inclined to crash at a litchi orchard nearby. The aircraft collided with the ground, and burst into fire. The operator had 2 to 3 degree of burns to 95% of body coverage and died at the hospital.