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| Date: | Sunday 27 October 1957 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13 Valiant |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | TI-245 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near El Coco -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| El Coco Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with Mexicana de Aviación Piper Apache after take-off and crashed on farm. The Piper with four occupants suffered a damaged left wing, but landed safely. As "Vultee" in press report. Photo of wreckage shows a part of BT-13 canopy.
Sources:
La Nacion 29 October 1957, p1+11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2015 20:01 | TB | Added |
| 10-Mar-2017 21:22 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 22:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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