Accident
On August 1, 2008, at 1333 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-44-180 Seminole airplane, registration D-GZXB, serial number 4496165, crashed into the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Zadar, Croatia. The two pilots on board sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was conducting an instructional flight and had departed from Zadar Airport (LDZD) at an unconfirmed time. It was reported missing after failing to return from the local-area training mission. The wreckage was later located southwest of the island of Mezanj, approximately 30 kilometers west of Zadar.
Investigation
The accident investigation was initially under the jurisdiction of the Croatian Civil Aviation Authority (CAACRO). On April 4, 2009, the Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications delegated the investigation, in accordance with ICAO Annex 13, to the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). The BFU now has jurisdiction over the investigation. This report contains only information obtained or released by the government of Germany. Further information may be obtained from the Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation in Braunschweig, Germany.