Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Aug 26, 2000 (10 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on August 26, 2000 near Mt Arenal, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight...
- Date: August 26, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Mt Arenal, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued VFR into instrument meteorological conditions, with loss of situational awareness and failure to follow SANSA procedures.
A SANSA Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a flight from San Juan to La Fortuna and onward to Tamarindo struck the slope of Arenal Volcano in cloud about five minutes after leaving La Fortuna. All ten people aboard, two crew and eight passengers, were killed. The investigation found the crew continued under VFR into instrument conditions over mountainous terrain.