LACSA Flight 628
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 May 1988 |
| Summary | Takeoff aborted due to aircraft control problems controlling pitch during rotation. |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-22 |
| Operator | Líneas Aéreas Costarricences |
| Registration | TI-LRC |
| Flight origin | Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica |
| Destination | Sandino International Airport, Managua, Nicaragua |
| Occupants | 24 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 24 |
LACSA Flight 628 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by a Boeing 727-100 serving Líneas Aéreas Costarricences. On 23 May 1988, the aircraft crashed while attempting takeoff at Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica. All 24 occupants on board survived the crash.
The aircraft was a Boeing 727-100 (model 727-22) built in 1965, serial number 18856, registered TI-LRC and powered by three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B engines. The aircraft was delivered to Líneas Aéreas Costarricences (LACSA) in May 1987, and had accumulated 50,624 hours and 40,903 flight cycles before being decommissioned following the accident.[1][2]
Passengers and crew
On board were 16 passengers and 8 crew members: three pilots and five flight attendants. Captain Armando D'Ambrossio Morales, co-pilot Armando Rojas Aguilar, and flight engineer Héctor Araya Naranjo.[3]
Accident
The flight was scheduled to fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica to Augusto Sandino International Airport in Managua, Nicaragua.[1] During takeoff on runway 7, the aircraft reached critical rotation speed (V1) and the captain initiated the takeoff maneuver, but the aircraft did not respond. The crew decided to abort the procedure and initiated an emergency braking maneuver. Unable to stop in the remaining distance of the runway, the aircraft overshot, crossed a ditch and stopped in a field, where it caught fire. All 24 occupants suffered minor injuries, while the aircraft was destroyed by the fire.[4]