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| Date: | Thursday 4 March 1982 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5232Y |
| MSN: | 272285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barra del Colorado -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Juan Santamaría (11:16) |
| Barra del Colorado | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and sank in river Colorado 150 meters from runway. Pilot/owner John Robin Hood Ellenwood (40) drowned.
Sources:
La Nación 5 March 1982, p1+6A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2017 12:28 | TB | Added |
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