Rockwell Sabreliner 75 crash, Sep 3, 2007, San José-Juan...
Rockwell Sabreliner 75 accident on September 3, 2007 near San José-Juan Santamaría, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica with no fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: September 3, 2007
- Aircraft: Rockwell Sabreliner 75
- Location: San José-Juan Santamaría, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A tyre burst during the takeoff roll led the captain to reject the takeoff, and the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway.
A Rockwell Sabreliner 75 on a charter from San Jose to Cartagena suffered a tyre burst during the takeoff roll at Juan Santamaria. The captain aborted the takeoff, but the jet could not stop in the remaining runway, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest near the perimeter fence. The occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.