What happened
Following the completion of agricultural spraying operations in the vicinity of Aloja, the flight crew proceeded to continue flying within the area after sunset without obtaining the necessary flight permissions. During the return leg toward the airstrip, the pilot-in-command lost control of the aircraft, which experienced a nose-down pitch of approximately 10 to 15 degrees.
The plane subsequently impacted a field situated roughly 3 km north of the landing strip. Search teams discovered the wreckage the following morning. The accident resulted in one fatality and two injuries. The impact caused the total destruction of the aircraft.
Findings
Investigations into the crash determined that the primary factor was the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum required approach altitude during the flight.