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| Date: | Wednesday 4 December 1940 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | TACA de Costa Rica |
| Registration: | TI-51 |
| MSN: | 5-AT-019 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chacarita, Puntarenas -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chacarita Airport, Puntarenas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck trees and posts of a railway track.
Note: Ford Tri-Motor TI-44 damaged in a take-off accident at La Sabana with destination Parral, 11 FEB 1940 (La Hora 12 FEB 1940, p2)
Sources:
WDAC
La Hora 4 December 1940, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2024 14:48 | TB | Added |
| 29-Dec-2024 09:08 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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