The Committee for the Investigation of Air Accidents and Serious Incidents (KHAAIS) has launched an investigation after a small sport aircraft crashed yesterday into Lake Mavrovo.
The Chairman of the Committee, Marjan Prposki, in a statement to MIA said that the crew of the plane is not in danger of life. He added that the Committee received notification of the crash of the Piper 28 sports plane yesterday at around 12:30, after which teams immediately went to the field and began investigations.
"The plane is privately owned and has American registration plates. The crew is not in danger," Prposki declared, warning that more information from the investigation will be released in the coming days.
The Tetovo Department of Internal Affairs (SPB) announced that two people have been taken to the Gostivar hospital due to injuries sustained during the crash of a sports plane into Lake Mavrovo.
"According to reports, two Kosovo citizens, JP (41) and DM (64), who was piloting the aircraft, managed to get out of the plane on the ground. They suffered injuries and were transported to the Gostivar hospital for medical treatment," said the spokesman for the Tetovo SPB, Fatmir Rexhepi.
In a conversation with police officers, DM stated that due to a problem with the engine, he was forced to land in the lake.
