Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 02 AGO 1981 |
| Hora: | ca 12:00 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operador: | Fuerza Aérea Panameña - FAP |
| Registración: | FAP-205 |
| Numéro de série: | 284 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1970 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Coclecito (Panamá) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Penonomé, Panamá |
| Coclecito, Panamá |
The Twin Otter departed Rio Hato Airport at 10:44, bound for Penonomé. On board were Panama's president general Omar Torrijos and four of his aides. The aircraft arrived at 10:55 and departed again 45 minutes later for a short flight to Coclecito. Before reaching the destination the airplane flew into the side of Marta Mountain at an altitude of 3,400ft.
Fuentes:
» Aviation Letter 178
» LAAHS
» WCAA
Fotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
