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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 1951 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HP-161 |
| MSN: | 19284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paitilla -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Paitilla/Panama City (ca 14:30) |
| La Palma, Darién | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on south end of airport during emergency landing after return shortly after take-off when encountering bad weather with 900 Pounds of cargo and caught fire. Pilot (33) died of burns three hours later. Female passenger serious injured.
Sources:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/01319
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2013 08:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 19-Jun-2013 12:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2015 11:11 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2015 11:21 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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