Cessna 208B 1357
26 August 2000 · La Fortuna, Costa Rica · Fatal
Summary
On 26 August 2000 at about 06:00 local time, a Cessna 208B registered 1357, operated by Sansa Aircraft, was involved in an accident near La Fortuna, Costa Rica. 10 people were on board and 10 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- 1357
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Sansa Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Tamarindo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA00WA249
People
10 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 208 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2000 | Cessna 208 | Filitheyo, Maldives | Hummingbird Island Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2000 | Cessna 208B | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208 | Teslin Lake, Canada | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Sep 2000 | Cessna 208B | Belleville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Cessna 208B | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2000 | Cessna 208B | Lummi Island, Washington, United States | Empire Airlines Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2000 | Piper PA-28-160 | Alaj Uela, Costa Rica | Alfredo Sevila | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Mar 2000 | Cessna 402B | San Jose, Costa Rica | Pitts Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2000 | Bell 206B | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Beyond Productions Party, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2000 | Cessna 402B | Nosara, Costa Rica | T S Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2000 | Let 410 UVP-E | Pavas, Costa Rica | Aviones Taxi Aereo S.a | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Nov 2001 | Cessna 208 | Quepos, Costa Rica | Servicios Aereos Nacionales S.a. | Fatal | 3 |