Accident Details
After takeoff from San José-Tobías Bolaños Airport, en route to Tortuguero National Park, the aircraft stalled during initial climb and crashed onto a house located in the district of Rohrmoser, approximately 3 km southeast of the airport.
Casualties and Injuries
Four passengers were killed in the accident. Fourteen other occupants were injured, some seriously. Three people in the house—a nurse and two little girls—were uninjured. Fifteen days after the accident, on January 30, the captain died from his injuries.
Investigation Findings
The investigation determined the probable cause as a possible loss of longitudinal control of the aircraft in flight, due to not reaching the minimum climb speed, resulting from a wrong takeoff configuration with the flaps retracted (zero position).