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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 2017 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Evektor EV-97 Eurostar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OK-UUU 72 |
| MSN: | 20174245 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Nizkov, district Zdar nad Sazavou -
 Czechia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Uherské Hradište-Kunovice Airport (UHE/LKKU) |
| Karlovy Vary | |
| Investigating agency: | UZPLN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed on the way from Kunovice to Ireland on delivery, the two irish experienced pilots of 57 and 63 years old were injured and taken to hospital.
Causes
The cause of the accident was an underestimation of the orographic conditions of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and an erroneous decision-making process of the pilot when entering meteorological conditions worse than those specified by the regulations for safe VFR flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://jihlava.idnes.cz/hasici-dokoncili-odklizeni-trosek-zriceneho-mostu-ztotoznuji-se-obeti-1no-/jihlava-zpravy.aspx?c=A140905_105741_jihlava-zpravy_mkk
https://zdarsky.denik.cz/nehody/u-nizkova-se-zritilo-letadlo-20171024.html
http://www.policie.cz/clanek/krajske-reditelstvi-policie-kvs-zpravodajstvi-pad-sportovniho-letadla.aspx
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/two-irishmen-seriously-injured-after-aircraft-collision-in-czech-republic-36262540.html
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Plane crashed in Czech Republic.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 24 octobre 2017
Na Žďársku spadlo sportovní letadlo, dva cizinci se těžce zranili https://t.co/GAS0nYSOUn via @iDNEScz pic.twitter.com/UJ7WkxHcfe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2017 17:11 | Václav Kudela | Added |
| 24-Oct-2017 18:17 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 24-Oct-2017 19:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2017 12:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 31-May-2021 17:37 | harro | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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