ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345446
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| Date: | Sunday 10 September 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW139 |
| Owner/operator: | Servicio Nacional Aeronaval |
| Registration: | AN-141 |
| MSN: | 31468 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | cordillera en Coclesito, distrito de Ola -
 Panama
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Santiago de Veraguas-Rubén Cantú Airport (SYP/MPSA) |
A military AW139 disappeared while flying from Punta Rincón (Caribbean) to Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas province (northwest of the country)
Some local media indicate that the helicopter was last observed over the mountainous area of La Yeguada, in Veraguas, about 250 kilometers from Panama City.
On september 14th 2023 the third occupant´s body was found, confirming all occupants as fatalities
Sources:
https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/senan-realiza-busqueda-helicoptero-desaparecido_1_2077862.html
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxG4GVdsAqf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Media:
#COMUNICADO | El Servicio Nacional Aeronaval informa, que el helicóptero AN-141 fue encontrado y se prepara una operación para poder llegar hasta el lugar del siniestro y conocer la condición de la tripulación. pic.twitter.com/uIZ822qypB
— Senan Panamá (@SENANPanama) September 11, 2023
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