Douglas DC-3 crash, Aug 15, 1959 (1 killed), San Isidro d...
Douglas DC-3 accident on August 15, 1959 near San Isidro de El General San José (Central Valley), Costa Rica with 1 fatality. Cause: The cause was...
- Date: August 15, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: San Isidro de El General San José (Central Valley), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was ineffective braking on a very wet runway at near maximum landing weight.
A LACSA Douglas DC 3 landed on a very wet runway 02 at San Isidro de El General after a flight from San José. It could not stop in the remaining distance, overran and struck a house, killing a baby inside. The crew survived.