San José - Tamarindo

On December 16, 2005 at 11:50 AM, San José - Tamarindo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by NatureAir, with the event recorded near Tamarindo Guanacaste (North Pacific).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from San José-Tobías Bolaños Airport, the crew started the descent to Tamarindo Airport runway 07. On short final, at a height of about 500 feet, control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 2 km short of runway. All eight occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TI-AZQ, MSN 805, year of manufacture 1984.