San José – San Isidro de El General

On August 15, 1959 at 06:45 AM, San José – San Isidro de El General experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA, with the event recorded near San Isidro de El General San José (Central Valley).

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is weather. Following an uneventful flight from San José, the crew landed on soggy runway 02 at San Isidro de El General Airport. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran by 20 feet and collided with a house. All three crew members evacuated safely while a baby living in house was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TI-1005C, MSN 4959, year of manufacture 1942.