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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 2018 |
| Time: | 08:18 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Aerofumigación y Comercialización Agrícola Afca Socied |
| Registration: | TI-AXZ |
| MSN: | T34-255 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Valle La Estrella, Limón -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The cropduster plane struck some electric wires and crashed. The pilot was taken to a hospital. The plane was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.nacion.com/sucesos/accidentes/avioneta-se-precipita-a-tierra-en-valle-la/RXNASQUFCRDIPJYRO6VFVMC22E/story/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2018 07:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Dec-2018 08:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Dec-2018 15:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 03-Jan-2019 12:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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