San José – Upala

On May 12, 1961 at 06:25 AM, San José – Upala experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA, with the event recorded near Mt Arenal Alajuela (Center-North).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed San José Airport in the early morning on a cargo flight to Upala. About 20 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 4,700 feet in clouds, the airplane struck the slope of the Arenal volcano. The airplane was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TI-1006C, MSN 4960, year of manufacture 1942.