ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138460
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| Date: | 09-SEP-2011 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: | Utva Aero 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Letalski center Maribor |
| Registration: | S5-MBB |
| C/n / msn: | 40199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mislinjska Dobrava near Slovenj Gradec (LJSG) -
 Slovenia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | LJSG |
| LJMB |
In vicinity of Slovenj Gradec Airport (LJSG), an UTVA Aero 3 plane crashed. The pilot, a 36 year old man, died on the scene, the 35 year old copilot was injured and was taken to hospital. The crash ocurred on approach. Eyewitness reports of the plane rocking in the air just before it went down. Plane is an oldtimer of Yugoslave manufacture and is supposed to be notoriously difficult to fly.
Sources:
https://siol.net/slovenija/crna_kronika/2011/09/nesreca_sportnega_letala.aspx
http://www.rtvslo.si/crna-kronika/foto-v-nesreci-sportnega-letala-pri-slovenj-gradcu-umrl-36-letni-pilot/265918
https://www.24ur.com/novice/crna-kronika/v-blizini-slovenj-gradca-naj-bi-strmoglavilo-letalo.html
http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_aero3_en.php
http://www.airliners.net/photo/UTVA-Aero-3/1778199/L (photo)
Images:
Photo of S5-MBB courtesy AirHistory.net
Vara?din (LDVA)
18 June 2011; (c) Peter de Jong
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2011 11:17 | dragobaby | Added |
| 09-Sep-2011 12:52 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 10-Sep-2011 02:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2011 01:27 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 26-Feb-2012 04:48 | BRC | Updated [Phase] |
| 08-Jan-2013 10:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Aug-2018 07:11 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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