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There have been two individuals within the cabin of the aircraft, the pilot was not injured and the passenger was injured. CAA additionally stated that the pilot was a Latvian nationwide and his passenger was Lithuanian. The passenger was reportedly hospitalized.
The accident quickly closed the airport’s runway, however the airport resumed regular operations a short while later.
CAA Director Maris Gorodcovas advised Latvian Radio that the aircraft was used for skydiving in Limbaži. As a consequence of technical causes, he flew to the reserve airfield in Riga.
The aircraft made an emergency touchdown as a consequence of unhealthy climate situations. As a consequence of poor visibility, the airfield couldn’t be seen, so the pilot landed in a area within the Imanta space. He was not injured and is at the moment giving testimony and explanations, Mr. Gorodtsov stated.
The director of the CAA stated that the pilot’s determination to instantly contact the airport controller and ask for assist was the proper one: “The search operation began already when the plane disappeared from the radar. Due to this fact, the response was maximally quick.”
The Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter aircraft concerned within the incident is registered in Latvia and, in accordance with publicly obtainable data, belongs to the Limbažiai-based firm Skydive Latvia.
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