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| Date: | Sunday 28 December 2014 |
| Time: | 15:24 |
| Type: | experimental plane IN-02 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | YL-XIN |
| MSN: | 02 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saldus, Novadnieki -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saldus |
| Saldus | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The plane sustained engine failure shortly after takeoff and crashed. The pilot died in the crash.
The plane was a privately build plane with a Subaru car engine and a propeller.
Sources:
http://bnn-news.com/private-aircraft-crashes-saldus-person-dead-123466
https://tvplay.skaties.lv/parraides/lnt-zinas/519763?autostart=true
https://skaties.lv/zinas/latvija/gaveika-lidmasinas-nogasanas-iemesls-varetu-but-dzineja-apstasanas-un-pieredzes-trukums/
http://www.taiib.gov.lv/uploads/Saldus.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2014 12:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Dec-2014 13:17 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 13:17 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
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