SANSA Flight 32
SANSA Flight 32 was an airplane flight from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Palmar Sur Airport. On January 15, 1990, the CASA C-212 Aviocar (registered TI-SAB) that was doing the flight crashed into a mountain after takeoff. All 20 passengers and 3 crew members on board died.
 A CASA/IPTN NC-212 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 15, 1990 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain, pilot error |
| Site | Cerro Cedral, near Juan Santamaría International Airport, Costa Rica |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | CASA C-212 Aviocar |
| Operator | SANSA |
| Registration | TI-SAB |
| Flight origin | Juan Santamaría International Airport |
| Destination | Palmar Sur Airport |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft
changeThe incident aircraft, TI-SAB, was an CASA C-212 Aviocar which flew for Sansa Airlines.[1]
Flight
changeThe aircraft took off at 8:25 a.m. CST. Air traffic control had the plane fly to 5500 ft (1676 m). After this, air traffic control had the plane fly to 8500 ft (2600 m). While flying at 7200 ft (2200 m), the plane crashed into a mountain, killing all on board.[1]
Afterward
changeAfter looking into the accident, the reason for the crash was because the pilots did not follow the flight plan agreed to with air traffic control. The plane did not have a GPWS.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Costa Rican plane crash claims 23 in the mountains". The Bryan Times. Retrieved 2021-02-07 – via Google News.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 TI-SAB San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2021-02-07.