April 1993 Dieter Plage died during an experiment with the prototype of a new miniature airship. He was using the craft to film above the canopy of the Sumatran rainforest when it lost control, became entangled in a treetop and broke up. Dieter fell to his death, having unfastened his safety belt in order to try to reach and save his camera. The tragic incident is a central theme of the documentary The White Diamond by Werner Herzog and Graham Dorrington, which was filmed in Guyana in 2004. See also Survival (TV series) References External links In Tribute Dieter Plage 1936 births 1993 deaths Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents Mass media people from Brandenburg German documentary filmmakers Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1993 People from Potsdam-Mittelmark