| Date: | Wednesday 14 May 2008 |
| Time: | 15:01 LT |
| Type: | Let Z-37A Cmelak |
| Owner/operator: | Simek Air |
| Registration: | LZ-3105 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Topoli, Varna -
Bulgaria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Destination airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Bulgaria |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:At 14:57:02 local time the Z-37A with registration LZ-3105, took off from the temporary airfield "Konstantinovo" to perform aerochemical work, spraying in the area of the village of Topoli, Varna region. At 15:00:27 h the pilot reported to the flight manager (RP) of the Airport Control Tower (LCC) Varna about reaching the village of Topoli. Seconds later, the plane crashed almost vertically into a grassy area at the southern end of the village. The pilot died. The aircraft was completely destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | AAIU Bulgaria |
| Report number: | |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n140639&chain=1 https://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthreat.php?t=42909 (accident picture)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 14-May-2008 10:07 |
drjmarkov |
Added |
| 14-May-2008 21:02 |
drjmarkov |
Updated |
| 22-Dec-2010 08:13 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Sep-2020 12:35 |
harro |
Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |