# NTSB FTW03WA183: Cessna 208B, Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica, July 3, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 3, 2003, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica
- Coordinates: 10.116666, -83.550003
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.1167&lon=-83.5500&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 13 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: San Antonio FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 57423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03WA183
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57423/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA183

## Aircraft

- Registration: HP 1403APP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 208B
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Servicios Aereos Nacionales S.A., doing business as Servicios Aereos Nacionales S.A.
- Departed: MRDK, Bahia Drake
- Destination: MROC, Juan Santamaria
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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