Pilatus PC-6 N908PL
16 July 2005 · Brasilito, Costa Rica · Fatal
Summary
On 16 July 2005 at about 09:45 local time, a Pilatus PC-6 registered N908PL, operated by Greg Gund, was involved in an accident near Brasilito, Costa Rica. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brasilito, Costa Rica
- Coordinates
- 10.4472, -85.8333
- Aircraft
- Pilatus PC-6
- Registration
- N908PL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Greg Gund
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tamarindo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- IAD05RA102
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Pilatus PC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2005 | Pilatus PC-6 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2005 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 | Deland, Florida, United States | Skydive Deland, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2003 | Pilatus PC-6/C-H2 | Vigo Park, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Thomas M. Siebel | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1997 | Pilatus PC-6 | Lexington, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1997 | Pilatus PC-6-350 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2005 | Cessna 206C | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Skydive Costa Rica | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 2005 | Cessna 206 | San Jose, Costa Rica | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Dec 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Tamarindo, Costa Rica | Travelair S.A. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2006 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | Nature Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2006 | Beechcraft D35 | Tierra Blanca, Costa Rica | Conrad W. Randell | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Mar 2007 | Cessna 208B | Quepos, Costa Rica | SANSA of Costa Rica | No injuries | - |