Status:	Final
Date:	15 JAN 1990
Time:	08:29
Type:	CASA C-212 Aviocar 200
Operator:	Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA
Registration:	TI-SAB
C/n / msn:	163
First flight:	1980-05-06 (9 years 9 months)
Total airframe hrs:	3589
Cycles:	7217
Engines:	2 Garrett TPE331-10-511C
Crew:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Total:	Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Airplane damage:	Destroyed
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	16 km (10 mls) SSE of San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) (Costa Rica)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC), Costa Rica
Destination airport:	Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ/MRPM), Costa Rica
Flightnumber:	32

Narrative:
A CASA C-212 Aviocar was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain at an elevation of 2200m while on a domestic Costa Rican flight from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) to Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ). All three crew members and twenty passengere were killed in the accident.
SANSA Flight 32 received clearance for a runway 07 departure at 08:23. The controller reported winds from 100 degrees at 30 knots and cleared the flight to climb to 5500 feet after takeoff. The CASA took off at 08:25 and climbed towards a mountainous area, shrouded by clouds. Immediately after takeoff the crew received clearance to climb to 8500 feet. The airplane continued to climb but flew into the side of a wooded mountainside at an elevation of 2200 m (7200 feet).

PROBABLE CAUSE: "La Comison Investigadora determino que la cause probable del accidente fue el no haber cumplido con el plan de vuelo propuesto inicialmente al Control de Transito Aereo y haber continuado volando con rumbo que llevaria a la aeronave a entrar en condiciones IMC, mientras se volaba bajo reglas de vuelo VFR; sin haber previsto los minimos de seguridad para las condiciones que prevalecian en el lugar por el cual se conducia el vuelo. Actuacion que pudo ser influenciada por la fatiga y desmotivacion.
Contribuyeron al accidente la deficiente administracion de operaciones y la carencia de un programa de seguridad de vuelo por parte del operador."

Events:

Sources:
» ICAO Circular 263-AN/157 (1-46)