Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jul 20, 1999 (16 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on July 20, 1999 near Mt Silva, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua with 16 fatalities. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: July 20, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Mt Silva, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew started a premature descent under visual flight rules in instrument conditions.
A La Costena Grand Caravan on scheduled flight NIS046 from Managua to Bluefields started a visual descent in low cloud. It struck the slope of Mount Silva at 2,000 feet, below the minimum safe altitude of 2,700 feet. All 16 occupants were killed.