# NTSB FTW00WA136: Cessna 402B, N908AB, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 23, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 22, 2000, 18:15 local (Mar 23, 2000, 00:15 UTC)
- Place: San Jose, Costa Rica
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00WA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49117/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00WA136

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N908AB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908AB-2017-04-18), registration cancelled 2017-04-18, S/N 402B0908 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Pitts Aviation Inc.
- Departed: MRPV

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## Other investigations on N908AB (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA01WA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01WA046), Dec 20, 2000: Cessna 402B (N908AB), Nosara, Costa Rica, 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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