San José – San Isidro de El General
Flight / Schedule
San José – San Isidro de El General
Aircraft
Travel Air 6000Registration
TI-3
Date
June 20, 1937 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Cerro Las Vueltas San José (Central Valley)
Region
Central America • Costa Rica
Narrative Report
On June 20, 1937 at 12:00 AM, San José – San Isidro de El General experienced a crash involving Travel Air 6000, operated by Empresa Nacional de Transporte Aéreo - ENTA, with the event recorded near Cerro Las Vueltas San José (Central Valley).
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
Hit trees and crashed in an isolated area located in the Cerro Las Vueltas while completing a flight from San José to San Isidro de El General. As the airplane failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was found in 1941.
Aircraft reference details include registration TI-3.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
1
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
Hit trees and crashed in an isolated area located in the Cerro Las Vueltas while completing a flight from San José to San Isidro de El General. As the airplane failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was found in 1941.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
San José – San Isidro de El General
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Central America • Costa Rica
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Travel Air 6000Registration
TI-3
