Narrative:
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.
Loss of control
» La Nacion - Oct 7, 1968
accident date: 07-10-1968
type: Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
registration: TI-1063C
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 7 October 1968 |
| Time: | 08:37 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander |
| Operator: | Aerovias del Valle |
| Registration: | TI-1063C |
| MSN: | 14 |
| First flight: | 1968-01-17 (9 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 7 km W of Paso Canoas Airport ( Costa Rica)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport (SYQ/MRPV), Costa Rica |
| Paso Canoas Airport (MRPC), Costa Rica |
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.
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» Flight International 16 January 1969» La Nacion - Oct 7, 1968
Photos
accident date: 07-10-1968
type: Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
registration: TI-1063C
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport to Paso Canoas Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport to Paso Canoas Airport as the crow flies is 128 km (80 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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