Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Nov 29, 2001 (3 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on November 29, 2001 near Quepos, Puntarenas (Central and South Pacific), Costa Rica with 3 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 29, 2001
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Quepos, Puntarenas (Central and South Pacific), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The captain did not keep enough separation from the mountains during the descent, and the crew did not correct it. Loss of situational awareness, non-compliance with procedures and adverse weather contributed.
The SANSA Grand Caravan was flying a scheduled flight from San Jose to Quepos on the way to Puerto Jimenez. It descended in cloud over mountainous terrain and hit trees on a wooded slope about 13 km from Quepos. Both pilots and one passenger were killed, and five passengers were seriously injured.