San José - Caracas

On August 20, 1977 at 12:00 AM, San José - Caracas experienced a crash involving Convair CV-880, operated by Monarch Aviation, with the event recorded near San José-Juan Santamaría Alajuela (Center-North).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Two minutes and 20 seconds after takeoff from runway 25 at San José-Juan Santamaria Airport, while in initial climb, the four engine airplane rolled to the right, lost height and crashed in a wooded area located 4 km from the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8817E, MSN 22-00-65, year of manufacture 1962.