Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 JUN 1992 |
| Time: | ca 21:00 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-204 |
| Operator: | COPA Panama - Compania Panamena de Aviacion |
| Registration: | HP-1205CMP |
| C/n / msn: | 22059/631 |
| First flight: | 1980-01-15 (12 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Tucuti (Panama)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama |
| Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia | |
| Flightnumber: | 201 |
Twenty minutes after leaving Panama City, the aircraft entered an area with thunderstorms at FL250.
The aircraft suddenly entered a steep descent and started to disintegrate at FL100, plunging 80deg. nose down to the ground.
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Statistics
53rd loss of a Boeing 737-200
16th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (at the time)
31st worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (currently)
The worst accident in Panama (at the time)
The worst accident in Panama (currently) » figures explained
16th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (at the time)
31st worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (currently)
The worst accident in Panama (at the time)
The worst accident in Panama (currently) » figures explained
Photos
U.K. charter airline Britannia leased this Boeing 737 G-BGYL to COPA Panama on April 10, 1992. The airplane crashed just two months later.
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) to Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport (CLO/SKCL) as the crow flies is 694 km (434 miles).
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.
Distance from Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) to Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport (CLO/SKCL) as the crow flies is 694 km (434 miles).
