Incident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser N2596M,
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Date:Sunday 20 March 1960
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N2596M
MSN: 12-955
Year of manufacture:1946
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Playas de Tárcoles -   Costa Rica
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:La Sabana
Destination airport:Panama
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing on beach. Caught fire and burnt. Pilot escaped uninjured.

Sources:

La Nacion 22 March 1960, p10

Revision history:

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18-Jan-2017 20:12 TB Added

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