Narrative:
Crashed into a mountainside in poor weather.
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Monday 15 June 1953 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA |
| Registration: | TI-1002 |
| MSN: | 26078/14633 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | San Ramon Mts. ( Costa Rica)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ/MRPM), Costa Rica |
| San Isidro de El General Airport (MRSI), Costa Rica |
Crashed into a mountainside in poor weather.
Sources:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (170)Photos
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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 Palmar Sur Airport to San Isidro de El General Airport as the crow flies is 53 km (33 miles).
Distance from Palmar Sur Airport to San Isidro de El General Airport as the crow flies is 53 km (33 miles).
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