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| Date: | Monday 2 December 2002 |
| Time: | 12:48 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206E |
| Owner/operator: | TACSA |
| Registration: | TI-AYB |
| MSN: | U20601624 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zurqui / Cerro la Hondura -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport (SYQ/MRPV) |
| Guapiles Airport (GPL/MRGP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed Into La Hondura Hill at 6058ft.
Probable Cause
The Accident Investigation Unit concluded that the probable cause of the accident was the product of
fly below the established safe altitude (MEA) in unsafe weather conditions
suitable for VFR flight, causing a crash against the ground in controlled flight.
Contributing factors
1. VFR flight in adverse weather conditions
2. Flight level lower than recommended in the restricted area (Paso de la Palma)
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02zUi3YyJakNnvrBodQiaU1VLz5atAuP1bCmDYrjoUYbeFhaN1V8v3RYXFiKutm3yMl&id=214479505299572
https://www.facebook.com/RAARCR/posts/598500800336315:0
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2018 17:09 | Romario | Added |
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