ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136721
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 21-JUN-2011 |
| Time: | 6:30am LT |
| Type: | Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Operator: | El Colono Agropecuario |
| Registration: | TI-BCB |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cariari de Pococi, a town in Limon province -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ticaban Airport - MRTB |
Two pilots died when their crop-dusting aircraft collided near Cariari de Pococi, Costa Rica.
The two men, who worked for the same company, were spraying pesticides over fields in Cariari de Pococi, a town in Limon province.
Sources:
http://www.nacion.com/2011-06-22/Sucesos/dos-pilotos-mueren-al-chocar---avionetas-en-pleno-vuelo.aspx
http://www.prensalibre.cr/pl/suceso/45536-mueren-dos-pilotos-al-chocar-avionetas-fumigadoras.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2011 08:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jun-2011 11:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 22-Jun-2011 11:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2011 11:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2011 12:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jun-2011 12:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
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