Van's RV-7A 9A-DVM
7 June 2015 · Zagreb, Croatia · Fatal
Summary
On 7 June 2015 at about 14:30 local time, a Van's RV-7A registered 9A-DVM, operated by Vilko Markovic, was involved in an accident near Zagreb, Croatia. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Coordinates
- 45.8222, 16.4969
- Aircraft
- Van's RV-7A
- Registration
- 9A-DVM
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Vilko Markovic
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Zagreb → Zagreb
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15WA260
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On June 7, 2015, at 1430 coordinated universal time, a Van's Aircraft RV-7A, Croatian registered 9A-DVM, owned and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Zagreb, Croatia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Zagreb International Airport (LDZE), Zagreb, Croatia. The Croatian investigators reported that the airplane impacted the ground with a high angle of attack. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Croatian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Croatian government or Air, Maritime, and Railway Traffic Accident Investigation Agency. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Agencija za istraživanje nesreca u zracnom, pomorskomi željeznickom prometu / Air, Maritime, and Railway Traffic Accident Investigation Agency HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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