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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 2023 |
| Time: | c. 19:34 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna F172M Skyhawk (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroklub Split |
| Registration: | 9A-DMA |
| MSN: | F17201515 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Piket-Sinj Airfield (LDSS) -
 Croatia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sinj Airport (LDSS) |
| Sinj Airport (LDSS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIN Croatia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna F172M Skyhawk (Reims) lost power after takeoff from Piket-Sinj Airfield (LDSS), Sinj, Split-Dalmatia County. The pilot tried to return but the wing got stuck in a tree when landed on a small meadow 200 meters from the runway.
Citizens of Slovenia and Serbia were in the aircraft that received substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ain.hr/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/343-08_23-02_07_final-report-1.pdf
https://ain.hr/istrage/nesreca-zrakoplova-tipa-cessna-172a-sportski-aerodrom-sinj-30-srpnja-2023/
https://dalmatinskiportal.hr/vijesti/nesreca-kod-sinja-pilot-i-kopilot-ozlijedeni-prilikom-slijetanja-aviona/176294#google_vignette
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/123770204_1037201716693181_3136005488027555464_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&cb=99be929b-59f725be&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=zQ4dE78UblkAX85uM5D&_nc_ht=scontent-ams2-1.xx&oh=00_AfDdCAgqkjrIZERHb8DzDkXAixQPIOqKF-rGcZeZKGgQ2w&oe=64EF0DB7 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex YU-DMA, D-EMFM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2023 08:21 | Sina | Added |
| 31-Jul-2023 10:46 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 28-Aug-2023 10:30 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Sep-2025 19:42 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
| 24-Sep-2025 19:43 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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