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Date: | Saturday 29 May 1971 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Piper PA-23 Aztec |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | TI-1081-L |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 3,5 km from Ciudad Quesada -
Costa Rica
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Ciudad Quesada |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed into Cerro El Cedral Norte. Pilot and five passengers. Minister of Transport Ing Mario Quirós Sasso died. One surviver died from injuries 6 June 1971.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 31 May 1971, p19
La Nacion 30 May 1971, p1ff/7 June 1971, p10
https://www.sancarlosdigital.com/29-de-mayo-50-anos-del-accidente-aereo-que-estremecio-ciudad-quesada-y-al-pais/ https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Quir%C3%B3s_Sasso Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Oct-2015 10:15 |
TB |
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25-Nov-2016 20:43 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
04-Dec-2016 18:53 |
TB |
Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
22-Aug-2017 19:43 |
TB |
Updated [Registration] |
30-May-2021 06:08 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Date, Source] |