MIA05WA115

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206C · Puntarenas, Costa Rica · May 31, 2005

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 31, 2005, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
Place
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Injuries
5 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N558DZCessna 206C
Weather
Instrument (IMC)
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA Miami International
Case key
61612

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Aircraft

Registration
N558DZ
Reported as
Cessna 206C
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Skydiving · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Skydive Costa Rica
Departed
Esterillos
Flight plan
Company VFR

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC)
Wind
300° at 4 knots
Visibility
3 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
10,000 ft overcast
Temperature
70 °F, dew point 68 °F
Altimeter
29.95 inHg
Observed at
MRPV