Aircraft accident in Nikšić, pilot instructor killed

Pilot VV (68) from Nikšić was killed in a plane crash that occurred at Kapino Polje near Nikšić.

As "Vijesti" has learned, a sports glider piloted by an instructor from the Nikšić Aero Club crashed at the Kapino Polje sports airport, where the Aero Club hangar is located.

Eyewitnesses to the tragedy told the police that the single-seater aircraft, in which the pilot instructor VV was, fell to the ground uncontrollably during the climb. The cause of the tragedy will be determined during the investigation of the air crash.

Based on eyewitness accounts, those familiar with the situation assume that a malfunction in the glider probably caused the tragedy. The pilot-instructor who died had been in aviation for many years and had extensive flying experience.

Autopsy ordered

"The Nikšić Security Department's duty service was informed today, December 11, 2025, at 2:17 p.m. that an aircraft - a glider - had crashed at the Kapino Polje Sports Airport - Municipality of Nikšić, and that there was a pilot in the glider who was most likely killed. Police officers, immediately after being called, went to the scene and determined that the pilot VV (68) from Nikšić had died," the Police Directorate announced.

They said that the on-site investigation was conducted by the state prosecutor at the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica, in the presence of police officers and with the participation of aviation experts.

"The state prosecutor has ordered an autopsy on the body of the deceased VV, while the Police Directorate will act on the prosecutor's order during the investigation," the statement reads.