Let L-410 crash, Jan 15, 2000 (5 killed), San José-Tobías...
Let L-410 accident on January 15, 2000 near San José-Tobías Bolaños, Heredia (Center-North), Costa Rica with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of longitudinal...
- Date: January 15, 2000
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: San José-Tobías Bolaños, Heredia (Center-North), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of longitudinal control from low climb speed after a wrong takeoff configuration with flaps retracted, aggravated by overweight, an aft-of-limit centre of gravity and a skipped pre-takeoff checklist.
A Let L-410 on a charter from San José to Tortuguero stalled in the initial climb after the flaps were left retracted. It crashed onto a house in the Rohrmoser district about 3 km from the airport. Five people died, including the captain who died 15 days later, and 14 others were injured. Three people in the house were unhurt.