Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander near Guapiles
Date & Time:
Mar 7, 1997 at 0900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N851JA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tortuguero – San José
MSN:
913
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Tortuguero to San José, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a triple canopy jungle near Guapiles. All seven occupants were rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight for unknown reasons.
