ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323714
Date: | Tuesday 20 July 1999 |
Time: | 11:05 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Owner/operator: | La Costeña |
Registration: | YN-CED |
MSN: | 208B0341 |
Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 50 km W of Bluefields -
Nicaragua
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
Destination airport: | Bluefields Airport (BEF/MNBL) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Grand Caravan YN-CED was equipped with a Garmin 100 GPS. At some time prior to the flight the GPS was removed because it was to be used in a helicopter operated by La Costeña. The airplane departed Managua (MGA) on a flight to Bluefields (BEF). The descent for Bluefields was started prematurely.
The Caravan flew into a remote hillside of the Cerro Silva at approx. the 2000 feet level. the aircraft was on a VFR flight in weather conditions including low clouds and rain. Safety altitude in the area was 2700 feet.
Sources:
Avión se estrelló por "razones desconocidas"(El Nuevo Diario 25-9-1999)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 July 1995 |
YN-CED |
La Costeña |
1 |
Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC) |
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unk |
Location
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