Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Sep 18, 1998 (2 killed), Sa...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on September 18, 1998 near San José-Tobías Bolaños, Heredia (Center-North), Costa Rica with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: September 18, 1998
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: San José-Tobías Bolaños, Heredia (Center-North), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The aircraft went out of control shortly after takeoff, but no official investigation finding was located.
A Piper Navajo left San Jose Tobias Bolanos bound for Nicoya and about two minutes after takeoff went out of control while climbing. It came down in the Rohrmoser district about 1.5 to 3 km from the airport. Both occupants died. The official cause was not located, and the sources rely on press reports.