Accident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 31 DEC 1997 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | PARSA |
| Registration: | HP-986PS |
| C/n / msn: | 178 |
| First flight: | 1970-05-06 (27 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) from Rio Sidra Airport (RSI) (Panama)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Panama City (unknown airport), Panama |
| Rio Sidra Airport (RSI), Panama |
Crashed in a dense jungle area. Weather was poor with reports of heavy fog in the area.
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO
» NTSB
» Scramble
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 MAY 1970 | G-51-178 | first flight | |
| 06 MAY 1970 | N859JA | Jonas Aircraft & Arms Co. Inc. | |
| N859JA | Islander Aircraft Sales | ||
| N103NA | Munz Northern Airlines | ||
| N403NA | Munz Northern Airlines | ||
| HP-986 | Parsa S. A. | ||
| HP-986PS | Air Panama | ||
| HP-986PS | RAESA Aeronauticas S. A. | ||
| HP-986XI | Aero Taxi Internacional | ||
| HP-986PS | Parsa S. A. |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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.
