- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 15, 2000
Time: 1310
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Operator: TACA
Flight #: ?
Route: San Jose - Tortuguero
AC Type: Let 410UVP-E
Registration: YS-09-C
cn / ln: 861620
Aboard: 20   (passengers:17  crew:3)
Fatalities: 5   (passengers:4  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft was not able to maintain altitude after taking off and crashed into a house. The aircraft was overloaded. Lack of safety instruction to passengers. Flaps not properly selected. Took off without clearance.
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