| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A |
| Owner/operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | San José -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San José (unknown airport) |
The DC-3 was fired upon by riflemen shortly after takeoff from San José. Several bullets went through the fuselage, a tire was blown out and propeller blade was hit. The plane continued safely to its destination. A Communist leader was aboard the flight and may have been the target of this attack.
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