Cessna Caravan TI-BEI crash
The Cessna Caravan TI-BEI crashed into terrain on 31 December 2017 shortly after takeoff from Punta Islita Airport in Nandayure, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, for a chartered domestic passenger flight to Costa Rica's capital San José killing all 12 people on board. The flight, with a planned duration of 40 minutes, was operated by Costa Rican regional airline Nature Air and the aircraft involved was a Cessna 208 B Caravan manufactured in 2001. On board the aircraft were 10 passengers, mostly American tourists, and 2 pilots. An NTSB investigation later determined that the accident was caused by the aircraft entering an aerodynamic spin/stall that was the result of pilot error. Nature Air permanently ceased operations following the accident.
TI-BEI, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
Accident | |
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Date | 31 December 2017 |
Summary | Stalled and crashed on climb-out over rising terrain |
Site | 15 km (10 mi) east of Playa Sámara in the Nandayure canton, Punta Islita, Costa Rica |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Cessna 208 Caravan |
Operator | Nature Air |
IATA flight No. | 5C9916 |
ICAO flight No. | NRR9916 |
Call sign | Nature Air 9916 |
Registration | TI-BEI |
Flight origin | Punta Islita Airport, Punta Islita, Costa Rica |
Destination | Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica |
Occupants | 12 |
Passengers | 10 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 12 |
Survivors | 0 |