ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224158
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | LZ-ASN |
| MSN: | 608-025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Orizari, Plovdiv -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Belozem Airfield |
| Belozem Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced an in-flight wing separation and subsequent impact with terrain near the Marica River, in Orizari, Plovdiv, next to a stadium where a drone competition was to start.
The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were fatally injured.
Sources:
http://www.pan.bg/view_article-1-474464-ot-myastoto-na-katastrofata-lek-samolet-se-razbi-do-stadiona-na-plovdivskot.html
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c8d-9M6nSt8
https://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/aftermath-pattern-failure
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2019 09:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:36 | Fishbed | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:37 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 12:40 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 15:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 01:32 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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