GippsAero GA8 Airvan crash, Nov 2, 2006 (1 killed), Monte...
GippsAero GA8 Airvan accident on November 2, 2006 near Monteverde National Park, Puntarenas (Central and South Pacific), Costa Rica with 1 fatality....
- Date: November 2, 2006
- Aircraft: GippsAero GA8 Airvan
- Location: Monteverde National Park, Puntarenas (Central and South Pacific), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. An unofficial account suggests the pilot suffered a medical problem in flight, but this is not confirmed.
A lone pilot flying a Gippsland GA8 Airvan on a positioning flight from San Jose toward Liberia crashed in Monteverde National Park about 30 minutes into the flight. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. The circumstances of the crash remain unclear in the sources.