Pilatus PC-6 N908PL accident, Brasilito, Costa Rica, Jul 16, 2005 · NTSB IAD05RA102

Date: July 16, 2005
Place: Brasilito, Costa Rica
Injuries: 6 fatal
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N908PLPilatus PC-6
Lead agency: Other
Parties: N/A
FAA report: 20050716020969A
Case key: 61999

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Aircraft

Registration: N908PL
Reported as: Pilatus PC-6
Category: Airplane
Damage: Destroyed
Flight: Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator: Greg Gund
Departed: TNO · Tamarindo

N908PLRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2010 · Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4S/N 908 · Built 1994 Airframe modelPilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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Accident 20050716020969APilats PC6B2H4 · Flamingo Beach(-23) Witnesses stated that they saw the aircraft flying close to the water and that shortly before the crash it had been climbing and descending in a roller coaster fashion. No witness saw the actual aircraft just before it hit the water. Witnesses stated…Jul 16, 2005 · N908PL · Destroyed · 6 fatal