On June 14, 2019, four microlight aircraft with foreign registration marks took off from Dubrovnik Airport (LDDU) heading towards the planned destination of Mali Lošinj Airport (LDLO). In the area of the Hvar Channel, one of these four aircraft ended up in the sea. People from nearby boats who were in the area at the time of the crash rushed to help, pulled the pilot from the water, and called for assistance.
The wreckage of the aircraft remained floating on the surface after the crash. It was towed and anchored by a Split Port Authority boat in the Livka Bay on the island of Šolta, then the next day towed to Milna on Brač island and lifted from the sea.
The aircraft had one person on board – the pilot. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident, but the pilot was not injured. The investigation found that flying below the minimum allowed altitude, only a few meters above the sea surface, was a key factor in this accident. At one point, the aircraft made contact with the water surface.
AIN did not issue any safety recommendations.