ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121214
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Date: | Monday 20 October 1997 |
Time: | c. 13:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 206 |
Owner/operator: | La Costena SA |
Registration: | YN-BVP |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Ciudad Quesada -
Costa Rica
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Managua |
Destination airport: | San José |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Whilst en route from Managua to San Jose, the pilot is said to have reported 'engine problems'. The aircraft subsequently crashed in a remote area and was destroyed. All six person on board (pilot and five swedish passengers) were killed. Crashed into cerro Platanar, near Zarcero.
Sources:
1.
https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1998/1998%20-%201454.PDF 2.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.404113456336175.97261.214479505299572&type=3 3.
http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/octubre/21/english5.html Hamburger Abendblatt 22 October 1997
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Mar-2011 12:13 |
harro |
Added |
28-Oct-2015 07:40 |
Anon. |
Updated [Destination airport] |
20-Jan-2016 11:03 |
Pameldo |
Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
24-Jun-2016 21:03 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Aug-2017 20:12 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
07-Mar-2018 18:47 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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