Aviation accidents in Costa Rica
CrashAtlas records 35 aviation accidents in Costa Rica, accounting for 162 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
35
Recorded accidents
162
Fatalities in this listing
1940–2022
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-11-27 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · RX-76 | Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 23 |
| 1990-01-15 | Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA · TI-SAB | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Costa Rica | 23 |
| 2017-12-31 | Nature Air · TI-BEI | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Costa Rica | 12 |
| 1947-05-03 | TACA de Costa Rica · TI-84 | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar | Costa Rica | 11 |
| 2000-08-26 | Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA, lsf AeroPerlas · HP-1357APP | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Costa Rica | 10 |
| 1968-10-07 | Aerovias del Valle · TI-1063C | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Costa Rica | 10 |
| 1953-06-15 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1002 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 9 |
| 1948-04-10 | Costa Rican Government · TI-108 ? | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 9 |
| 1984-03-24 | Unknown · N62WS | Douglas DC-3C | Costa Rica | 7 |
| 1970-05-23 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-C-AMK | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Costa Rica | 7 |
| 1946-12-17 | Winged Cargo Inc. · NC88876 | Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 7 |
| 1970-12-04 | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua · 411 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 6 |
| 1964-12-29 | Lineas Aéreas Sud Americana - LASA · CC-CAN | Curtiss C-46 Commando | Costa Rica | 6 |
| 2000-01-15 | Taxi Aéreo Centroamericano - TACSA · YS-09-C | Let L-410UVP-E | Costa Rica | 5 |
| 1974-11-29 | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña · FAH-799 | Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) | Costa Rica | 4 |
| 1984-04-19 | Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA · TI-SAA | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 4 |
| 1977-08-20 | Monarch Aviation · N8817E | Convair CV-880-22-2 | Costa Rica | 3 |
| 2001-11-28 | Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA, lsf AeroPerlas · HP-1405APP | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Costa Rica | 3 |
| 1961-05-12 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1006C | Douglas R4D-4 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 2 |
| 1960-06-25 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1023 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 1 |
| 2020-10-06 | AerCaribe Cargo 1156 | Boeing 737-4B6 (SF) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1977-10-28 | Costa Rican Ministry of Security · TI-SPF | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 2022-04-07 | DHL Aero Expreso 7216 | Boeing 757-27A (PCF) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1959-07-10 | Aerolineas Nacionales · TI-1020 | Curtiss C-46 Commando | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1959-08-15 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1005C | Douglas DC-3A-414A | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1960-11-08 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1024C | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1970-12-06 | LASA Engenharia e Prospecções · PP-CDH | Douglas DC-3A | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1940-12-07 | United States Army Air Corps - USAAC · 36-78 | Douglas C-33 (DC-2) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1991-11-17 | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA · EI-CBL | Boeing 737-2K6 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1997-03-07 | Travelair · N851JA | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1948-04-24 | Transportes Aéreos Nacionales - TAN · TI-161 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1946-04-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-7770 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1988-05-23 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-LRC | Boeing 727-22 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1980-09-03 | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) · N327PA | Boeing 727-21 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1987-12-21 | Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses · YN-BFO | Douglas DC-6BF | Costa Rica | 0 |