De Havilland DHC-6-300 TI-AZQ
16 December 2005 · Tamarindo, Costa Rica · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 December 2005 at about 17:45 local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 registered TI-AZQ, operated by Travelair S.A., was involved in an accident near Tamarindo, Costa Rica. 8 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-6-300
- Registration
- TI-AZQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Travelair S.A.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pavas → Tamarindo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DFW06WA049
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 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 De Havilland DHC-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Rittman, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Deland, Florida, United States | Skydive Deland, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 27 Jan 2005 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | De Havilland DHC-6-100 | Sullivan, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Jan 2006 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | Nature Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2003 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Kipnuk, 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 Jul 2005 | Pilatus PC-6 | Brasilito, Costa Rica | Greg Gund | Fatal | 6 |
| 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 | - |
| 10 Jul 2003 | Beechcraft S-35 | San Vito Java, Costa Rica | Raymond Raineri | Fatal | 3 |