Mid-air collision Accident Air Tractor AT-502B TI-BBZ,
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Date:Tuesday 21 June 2011
Time:06:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT5T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Air Tractor AT-502B
Owner/operator:El Colono Agropecuario
Registration: TI-BBZ
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Cariari de Pococi, Limón -   Costa Rica
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Ticaban Airport - MRTB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two pilots died when their crop-dusting aircraft collided near Cariari de Pococi, Costa Rica.

The two men, who worked for the same company, were spraying pesticides over fields in Cariari de Pococi, a town in Limon province.

Sources:

https://www.nacion.com/2011-06-22/Sucesos/dos-pilotos-mueren-al-chocar---avionetas-en-pleno-vuelo.aspx
http://www.laprensalibre.cr/pl/suceso/45536-mueren-dos-pilotos-al-chocar-avionetas-fumigadoras.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jun-2011 08:41 gerard57 Added
22-Jun-2011 11:45 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source]
22-Jun-2011 11:47 Anon. Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source]
22-Jun-2011 11:49 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2011 11:53 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
22-Jun-2011 12:18 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type]
22-Jun-2011 12:45 RobertMB Updated [Departure airport, Source]
13-Oct-2017 07:01 TB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]

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