ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44482
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 2005 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 206C |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Costa Rica |
| Registration: | N558DZ |
| MSN: | 206-0126 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In sea, off Playa Herradura, Puntarenas -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | La Yolanda Aerodrome, Esterillos, Costa Rica |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 31, 2005, about 16:45 CST (Central Standard Time), a Cessna 206C, N558DZ, registered to an individual (DZ 1957 LLC) and operated by Costa Rica Skydive, during a parachute operation crashed into the Pacific Ocean near the beach coast of Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a company visual flight rules flight plan was filed.
The commercial-rated pilot and four passengers were fatally injured, one passenger received serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the Yolando Aerodrome, Esterillos, Costa Rica, earlier that day, about 16:30 CST.
Preliminary information received by the Direccion General de Aviacion Civil stated that after several days of searching for it, the airplane was located in deep water. One of the parachutists that was aboard was rescued nearly 24 hours after the airplane was declared missing. He was located in the ocean about 2 miles from the beach shore and was taken for medical treatment.
US Registration N558DZ cancelled by the FAA on 20 September 2011
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA05WA115 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20050608X00728&ntsbno=MIA05WA115&akey=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=558DZ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2016 17:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 31-May-2021 14:46 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
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