Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 April 1984
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Servicios Areos Nacionales – SANSA
Registration Number: TI-SAA
Location: Cerro Alto Santa Rosa –
ÿ Costa Rica
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The entire Douglas C-47 transport plane.The entire Douglas C-47 transport plane.
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 transport plane crashed during flight near the Cerro Alto Santa Rosa, near the Iraz£ Volcano, Costa Rica, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants.A Douglas C-47 transport plane crashed during flight near the Cerro Alto Santa Rosa, near the Iraz£ Volcano, Costa Rica, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants.
Description
A Douglas C-47 transport plane was destroyed when it flew into the side of the Cerro Alto Santa Rosa, near the Iraz£ Volcano, Costa Rica at an altitude of about 2300 m. All four on board were killed.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-QgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SdEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3192%2C4659351https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-QgqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SdEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3192%2C4659351Primary Cause
Weather conditions, specifically high winds and turbulence, likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent into the Cerro Alto Santa Rosa.Weather conditions, specifically high winds and turbulence, likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent into the Cerro Alto Santa Rosa.Share on:
