Last updated: 24 July 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 May 1988 |
| Time: | 17:06 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-22 |
| Operator: | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA |
| Registration: | TI-LRC |
| MSN: | 18856/199 |
| First flight: | 1965-10-22 (22 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) ( Costa Rica)
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| Crash site elevation: | 921 m (3022 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC), Costa Rica |
| Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua | |
| Flightnumber: | 628 |
The takeoff was abandoned after V1 because the aircraft wouldn't rotate. The aircraft overran runway 07, collided with a fence, crossed a ditch, struck a hill and caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Excess weight in the front cargo hold displaced the centre of gravity to the forward limit. Two additional trim units would have been required for takeoff.
Classification:
Centre of Gravity outside limits Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/89 (#2)Photos
accident date: 23-05-1988
type: Boeing 727-22
registration: TI-LRC
accident date: 23-05-1988
type: Boeing 727-22
registration: TI-LRC
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 OCT 1965 | N7049U | United Airlines | |
| 22 JAN 1979 | N7049U | Allegheny Airlines | |
| 28 OCT 1979 | N7049U | US Air | airline renamed |
| 29 SEP 1983 | N7049U | Key Airlines | |
| N31KA | Key Airlines | new registration | |
| 14 FEB 1986 | YV-90C | Avensa | |
| 30 APR 1986 | N300AA | Gulf Air Transport | |
| 14 MAY 1987 | TI-LRC | LACSA | leased |
Map
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 Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport to Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.
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