Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Dec 5, 2009 (1 killed), Punta...
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on December 5, 2009 near Punta Ocote, Yoro, Honduras with 1 fatality. Cause: Under investigation. No official report was...
- Date: December 5, 2009
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Punta Ocote, Yoro, Honduras
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation. No official report was found; the aircraft struck treetops on approach.
A Cessna 303 Crusader on an apparently illegal flight carrying cocaine attempted to land at a private airstrip at Punta Ocote, Honduras. It struck treetops and crashed onto a road, killing a motorcyclist, and the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire. The pilot reportedly escaped uninjured.