Crash of a Gippsland GA8 Airvan in Monteverde National Park: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 2006 at 0530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TI-BAH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
San José – Liberia
MSN:
GA8-04-069
YOM:
2004
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed San José-Alajuela-Juan Santamaria Airport at 0500LT on a positioning flight to Liberia-Daniel Oduber Quiros Airport located in the Guanacaste cordillera. About 30 minutes into the flight, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Monteverde National Park. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.