What happened
On August 21, 2026, a Diamond HK-36TC-100 Super Dimona light aircraft with the registration D-KWZE was involved in an accident. The incident occurred within the geographical area of the Velebit mountain range in Croatia. At this stage, the official documentation confirms the occurrence of the event and the location but does not yet provide detailed sequence-of-events data or casualty figures.
The investigation
The Croatian Agency for Investigation of Accidents in Air, Maritime and Railway Transport (AIN) has formally initiated a safety investigation into this event. This decision was made pursuant to Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Agency's Statute and relevant internal regulations regarding job classification and complexity coefficients. The agency appointed its Chief Investigator for Aviation Accidents to lead the inquiry. The investigator is responsible for all subsequent procedural steps until the investigation is concluded. The decision to open the case took effect on the date it was issued.
Findings
As this document represents the initial decision to launch the investigation, no causal or contributing factors have been established yet. The investigation is in its preliminary phase, and specific findings regarding the cause of the accident are pending further analysis.