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| Date: | Wednesday 9 February 1955 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos del Pacífico (TAP) |
| Registration: | TI-221 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tambor, Puntarenas -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and caught fire after propeller crankshaft broke in flight. Pilot seriously injured.
Sources:
La Nacion (San José) 10 February 1955, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2016 11:19 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jan-2025 08:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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