ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331737
| Date: | Monday 7 October 1968 |
| Time: | 08:37 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Aerovias del Valle |
| Registration: | TI-1063C |
| MSN: | 14 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 7 km W of Paso Canoas Airport -
 Costa Rica
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport (SYQ/MRPV) |
| Paso Canoas Airport (MRPC) |
Crashed onto a beach at the mouth of Rio Grande de Térraba, while on approach to Paso Canoas Airport near Puerto Cortés.
It appeared the wing section had separated from the fuselage in flight.
Sources:
Flight International 16 January 1969
La Nacion - Oct 7, 1968
Location
Images:
photo (c) John McQueen; San José-La Sabana Airport; 1968
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