Date:	Monday 4 November 2024
Time:	17:07
Type:	Direct Fly Alto
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	OK-CUD79
MSN:	DF195-2023
Year of manufacture:	2023
Total airframe hrs:	414 hours
Engine model:	Rotax 912 ULS3
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Štítina, Moravian-Silesian region -   Czechia
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Nové Mesto Airport (LKNM)
Destination airport:	Zábreh Airport (ZBE/LKZA)
Investigating agency:	UZPLN
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
An ultralight crashed under unknown circumstanes into the field near Štítina village, Czechia while approaching LKZA airstrip. A sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.

The accident occurred during twilight, about 50 minutes after sunset.

The cause of the plane crash was the loss of control of the UL aircraft in a downward turn to the right and the impact with the ground, with a high probability due to the loss of spatial orientation while flying in meteorological conditions for which the pilot was not qualified and the aircraft was not UL certified.

Weather at LKMT, 25 km SSE of the accident location:
LKMT 041630Z 07005KT 3000 -DZ BR OVC004 07/06 Q1031 TEMPO 2000 BR OVC003
LKMT 041600Z 07004KT 4000 BR OVC005 07/06 Q1031 TEMPO 2000 BR OVC003

https://polar.cz/zpravy/moravskoslezsky-kraj/cely-ms-kraj/11000045786/na-opavsku-spadlo-male-letadlo-jeden-clovek-zemrel
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ok-cud79#37d824c8
https://www.idnes.cz/ostrava/zpravy/ultralight-letadlo-pad-stitina-opavsko-pilot-zemrel.A241105_081656_ostrava-zpravy_dmk
https://www.idnes.cz/ostrava/zpravy/ultralight-letadlo-pad-stitina-opavsko-pilot-zemrel.A241105_081656_ostrava-zpravy_dmk/diskuse

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Nov-2024 20:46	Pom	Added
05-Nov-2024 07:46	Pom	Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
05-Nov-2024 09:28	Anon.	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
05-Nov-2024 09:34	ASN	Updated [Damage, Narrative, Category, ]
15-Oct-2025 16:52	ASN	Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]