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| Date: | Thursday 19 December 1929 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Avro 504K II Anáhuac |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of La Sabana -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Sabana |
"Juan Santamaría" crashed into a tree on landing on a finca due to engine problems while 45 min in flight. Pilot Tobías Bolaños Palma (37). It appeared the prop was imbalanced.
Sources:
Central American and Caribbean Air Forces / by Dan Hagedorn
Historia de Tobías Bolaños Palma
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2011 13:25 | harro | Added |
| 21-Nov-2019 19:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2019 19:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2023 18:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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