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La Costeña flight 046 was a scheduled flight from Augusto C. Sandino Airport in Managua, Nicaragua, to Bluefields Airport, R.A.C.C.S, Nicaragua, on 20 July 1999. Flown with a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, the flight crashed into a mountain at 9:45 A.M. local time. The crash killed all occupants onboard.
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 July 1999 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Mt Silva, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, Nicaragua |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator | La Costeña |
| IATA flight No. | LC046 |
| ICAO flight No. | NIS046 |
| Call sign | Costeña 046 |
| Registration | YN-CED |
| Flight origin | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Managua, Nicaragua |
| Destination | Bluefields Airport, R.A.C.C.S, Nicaragua |
| Occupants | 16 |
| Passengers | 14 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft was a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, registered as YN-CED and first flown in 1993.
Flight and Accident
[edit]The single engine aircraft departed Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport in the morning on a flight to Bluefields, carrying two pilots and 14 passengers, most of them members of a development aid organization. While approaching the destination, the crew initiated a VFR descent to Bluefields in marginal weather conditions. At an altitude of 2,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Silva located in the Zelaya Central Mountain Range. The wreckage was found about 27 nautical miles west of Bluefields and all 16 occupants were killed, among them a Swiss citizen.
Aftermath
[edit]The Grand Caravan, YN-CED, was equipped with a Garmin 100 GPS. At some time prior to the flight the GPS was removed because it was to be used in a helicopter operated by La Costeña. The airplane departed Managua (MGA) on a flight to Bluefields (BEF). The descent for Bluefields was started prematurely.
The Caravan flew into a remote hillside of the Cerro Silva at approx. the 2000 feet level. the aircraft was on a VFR flight in weather conditions including low clouds and rain. Safety altitude in the area was 2700 feet.
External links section
[edit]Cessna 208B crashed into Cerro Silva[1]