San José – Managua – Miami

On May 23, 1988 at 05:06 PM, San José – Managua – Miami experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA, with the event recorded near San José-Juan Santamaría Alajuela (Center-North).

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

26 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 26 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll on runway 07, at V1 speed, the captain started the rotation but the aircraft failed to respond. The crew decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, crossed a ditch and came to rest in a field, bursting into flames. All 26 occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration TI-LRC, MSN 18856, year of manufacture 1965.