Accident Aeroprakt A22 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352091
 
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Date:Saturday 12 June 2004
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic AP22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aeroprakt A22
Owner/operator:Private
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:
Location:Andrejsala, Rīga -   Latvia
Phase:
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
In 2004, a small Ukrainian-made Aeroprakt A-22 plane crashed in Andrejsala. The well-known aerial photographer Jānis Vītiņš and a 28-year-old woman died in the accident. The aircraft was uncertified and was flying with no premission.

Sources:

https://spoki.lv/vesture/Aviokatastrofas-un-negadijumi-Latvija/384859

https://www.delfi.lv/161/criminal/9921704/cesu-rajona-lidmasinas-avarija-divi-bojagajusie

Revision history:

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