# NTSB CEN17WA203: Cessna 182, Palmar Norte de Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, May 28, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 28, 2017
- Place: Palmar Norte de Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95264/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA203

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 28, 2017, a Panamanian-flagged Cessna 182, serial number FT34567, and reported false registration HP-1760FT, was located crashed in an African palm seeding field on a farm near Palmar Norte of Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The pilot, the sole person on board, was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The date and time of when the accident occurred is unknown.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Costa Rican government. Any further information may be obtained from: Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC) en Costa Rica Investigacion de Accidentes Aereos Telephone: (506) 2990-0664 E-mail: rbriceno@dgac.go.cr This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of Costa Rica.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HP-1760FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: FT34567
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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