ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222565
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| Date: | Monday 4 March 2019 |
| Time: | 09:5 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Prestige Wings |
| Registration: | TI-AOP |
| MSN: | 34-7970241 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Uruca, San Jose, near Alfredo Gonzales Flores Bridge -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport (SYQ/MRPV) |
| Quepos Airport (XQP/MRQP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane takes off from runway 09 of Tobias Bolaños, during the initial climb at almost 3500ft (the airport elevation is 3287ft) the plane presents a mechanical problem, lost one of the engines, the pilot communicates with the tower declaring emergency, the plane loses speed drastically and the pilot makes the decision to land in the canyon of river Virilla near Alfredo Gonzales Flores Bridge , just 1.28km from the runway 27 of Tobias Bolaños.
Sources:
https://elguardian.cr/en-portada/pareja-vio-caer-avioneta-cuando-viajaban-por-autopista/
https://www.lateja.cr/sucesos/bomberos-atienden-alerta-porcaida-de-avioneta/OCSYIZSNJNFALEZWP46GNCP4CE/story/
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Piper-PA-34-200T-Seneca-II/4644373/L (photo)
https://www.nacion.com/sucesos/desastres/copiloto-dijo-a-su-padre-uno-de-los-motores-se/3BYKFG2G5BEHZMASH7LUYPOHEU/story/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2jh4slCh3wnJNFmu27hEdk3Kbx2sgHo2kmNHY5s-rSdSJIBRAAGJ2WDGM
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 16:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 16:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Source] |
| 04-Mar-2019 16:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 04-Mar-2019 17:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 04-Mar-2019 17:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport] |
| 04-Mar-2019 20:58 | iron_hell | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2019 07:31 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 06-Mar-2019 08:01 | iron_hell | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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