
Narrative:
The Islander was ferried back to Panama City after dropping off seven people at Bocas del Toro. The airplane departed at 15:50 for a 70-minute flight, but failed to arrive at Panama City. Search for the wreckage was called off on January 8, 2003.
» Thomas Brügge
» source: Werner Fischdick
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 29 December 2002 |
| Time: | 16:06 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander |
| Operator: | PARSA |
| Registration: | HP-1016PS |
| MSN: | 628 |
| First flight: | 1970-12-12 (32 years ) |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Bocas del Toro and Panama City ( Panama)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC/MPBO), Panama |
| Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG), Panama |
The Islander was ferried back to Panama City after dropping off seven people at Bocas del Toro. The airplane departed at 15:50 for a 70-minute flight, but failed to arrive at Panama City. Search for the wreckage was called off on January 8, 2003.
Sources:
» El Panamá América» Thomas Brügge
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 DEC 1970 | G-AYJJ | first flight | |
| G-AYJJ | Gulf Aviation | ||
| 19 APR 1983 | N268BN | Air Investments | |
| N268BN | Ernest Moritz | ||
| N268BN | |||
| HP-1016 | Air Panama | ||
| HP-1016XI | Aereo Taxi Internacional | ||
| HP-1016PS | Air Panama |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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 Bocas Del Toro Airport to Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport as the crow flies is 297 km (186 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bocas Del Toro Airport to Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport as the crow flies is 297 km (186 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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