Fuel exhaustion Incident Cessna 206 XB-...,
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Date:Friday 13 September 1991
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 206
Owner/operator:
Registration: XB-...
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Puerto Jiménez -   Costa Rica
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Zapata, Mexico
Destination airport:Buenaventura, Colombia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing on beach (playa Tamales) after fuel exhaustion. False registration "XA-LAN" and transported drugs. Front part with engine and left wing separated. Mexican occupants (28/30) arrested.

Sources:

La Nación 14 September 1991, p10A/15 September 1991, p10A/17 September 1991, p10A (photo)

Revision history:

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