Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan HP-1403APP,
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Date:Thursday 3 July 2003
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator:Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA
Registration: HP-1403APP
MSN: 208B0790
Year of manufacture:1999
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Substantial, repaired
Category:Accident
Location:near Bahía Ballena -   Costa Rica
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Bahía Drake (Drake Bay) Airport (DRK/MDRK)
Destination airport:San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC)
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
En route to San José the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, but his attempts failed. He then attempted to carry out a forced landing on a runway for microlight aircraft. The Grand Caravan impacted trees.

CAUSA PROBABLE: "La Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes Aéreos (UIA), determinó que la causa probable de este accidente se debió a la pérdida de potencia en vuelo, que obligó a la tripulación a realizar un aterrizaje de emergencia en una pista para ultraligeros y realizar un recorrido excesivo debido a factores adversos a la operación de la aeronave."
FACTORES CONTRIBUYENTES: "Pérdida de potencia de la planta motopropulsora, campo de aterrizaje corto con una superficie húmeda y resbalosa, posible viento de cola y obstáculos al final de pista."

Sources:

Boletín Informativo 2003 / DGAC, Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes
NTSB

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19 January 2001 HP-1403APP Aeroperlas operado por SANSA 0 Aeropuerto de Tambor, Puntarenas min

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