| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 20, 1999 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Location: | Near Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| Operator: | La Costena |
| Flight #: | 046 |
| Route: | Managua - Bluefields |
| AC Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Registration: | YN-CED |
| cn / ln: | 208B-0341 |
| Aboard: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 16 (passengers:14 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed into a hill at 2,000 ft. while flying VFR in low clouds and rain while approaching Bluefields. The pilot-in-command descended below safe minimum height of 2,700 ft. |
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