Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 25 JUN 1960 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47 |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA |
| Registration: | TI-1023 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) (Costa Rica)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC), Costa Rica |
| Los Chiles Airport (LSL/MRLC), Costa Rica |
The C-47 crashed into a coffee plantation soon after takeoff.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport to Los Chiles Airport as the crow flies is 127 km (80 miles).
Distance from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport to Los Chiles Airport as the crow flies is 127 km (80 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
