Accident Vultee BT-13 Valiant TI-245,
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Date:Sunday 27 October 1957
Time:12:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Owner/operator:private
Registration: TI-245
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near El Coco -   Costa Rica
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:El Coco Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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