What happened
A sequence of events involving an unauthorized flight concluded with a fatal engagement near the Austrian border. An instructor pilot took control of a single-engine aircraft without authorization within Poland and subsequently fled the country toward Austria.
During the transit, while flying through Slovakian airspace, the aircraft was intercepted. The pilot of a Czech Air Force Aero L-29 Delfín engaged the plane, resulting in it being shot down. The aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Kúty, situated approximately 8 km from the border of Austria.
Findings
The incident resulted in one fatality, as the pilot on board the single-engine plane was killed upon impact. Investigations concluded that the primary reason for the crash was that the aircraft was shot down by a Czech Air Force fighter jet.