Aerovias del Valle

Cessna 402

The aircraft was engaged in a local training flight, carrying one pilot under supervision, one instructor and one pilot from the Civil Aviation Authority. Shortly after takeoff from runway 07, while climbing, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 2 km northeast of the airfield, near the farm called La Fuente. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and all three occupants have been killed. Crew: José María Fernández Jiménez, Ricardo José Cordero Murillo, Adrián Garro.

Cessna 402

Shortly after takeoff from San José-La Sabana Airport, while in initial climb by night, the airplane hit power cables and crashed in a wooded area located 180 meters from the runway end. The captain and a second occupant were seriously injured while four other occupants were killed. Few hours later, a survivor died from his injuries. The captain died about four months later, on 29 September 1970. Crew: Teodorico Zamora Zamora, pilot, Rodrigo Céspedes Zamora, copilot. Passengers: Robert Scott Williams, José Joaquín Quesada Molina, Caferino Mata Obando, Roberto Hurtado Guerra.

Britten-Norman Islander

While approaching Paso Canoas Airstrip on a flight from San José, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in the mouth of the Rio Grande de Terraba, about 7 km west of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed.