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| Date: | Monday 25 November 2024 |
| Time: | 12:29 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair II |
| Owner/operator: | Aerocaribe |
| Registration: | TI-GER |
| MSN: | U-206-03908 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cerro Pico Blanco, near San José -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Barra de Tortuguero Airport (MRBT) |
| San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna U206G Stationair II, TI-GER, was destroyed when it impacted the Cerro Pico Blanco near San José, Costa Rica. Five out of six occupants died in the crash. The sixth occupant was seriously injured.
CFIT - VFR during IMC (Controlled Flight Into Terrain in Visual flight rules during or Instrument Meteorological Conditions)
The Cerro Pico Blanco (White Peak Hill) has a summit elevation of 2,428 m (7,966 ft). The airplane was found near the peak in an area shrouded with fog.
Sources:
https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/25/costa-rican-rescue-teams-mobilize-after-missing-plane-is-found
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/1537167_1712273747.jpg (photo)
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17q9r8Mqia/ (video)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2024 05:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Nov-2024 06:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 26-Nov-2024 19:00 | Focuscr7@gmail.com | Updated [Time, Cn, Destination airport, ] |
| 27-Nov-2024 09:25 | Iron_Hell | Updated [Nature, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2024 19:53 | Iron Hell | Updated [Narrative, Category, Photo, ] |
| 27-Nov-2024 19:54 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Nov-2024 11:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2025 16:47 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
| 09-Oct-2025 16:48 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
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