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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 2011 |
| Time: | 09:17 |
| Type: | Flightstar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Sea near Island Vir -
 Croatia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A small homebuilt Flightstar seaplane without reg. landing on the sea about 400 meters from the island Vir, in contact with the sea surface fell off one of the floats and seaplane sank. The uninjured owner-pilot was rescued with a fishing boat that was nearby. Some eyewitnesses reported that the seaplane fell from a height of 50 meters because of problems with the engine.
CAUSE
The cause of this serious accident is the irresponsible behavior of the pilot who, despite the lack of basic knowledge of aircraft management, performed flights with an unregistered aircraft in an area not intended for flying and thus endangered his life and safety of citizens.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.24sata.hr/news/vir-u-more-pao-sportski-avion-ne-zna-se-ima-li-prezivjelih-223325
https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/pilot-hidro-aviona-nisam-pao-vec-mi-se-pri-slijetnju-odlomio-plovak-296607
http://www.ain.hr/Investigations/Download/15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2011 11:13 | BRC | Added |
| 17-May-2020 18:53 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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