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| Date: | Monday 3 January 2022 |
| Time: | c. 15:02 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5535J |
| MSN: | 32-998 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off the coast of Chame, Panamá Oeste -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Contadora Island Airport, Panama (OTD/MPRA) |
| Chame Airport, Panama (MPCM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a loss of engine power, a Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six ditched in the water south of Chame, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama.
Of the 5 persons onboard, the pilot and two passengers received serious injuries, and 2 passengers were fatally injured. Their bodies were found naerly a month later.
Sources:
https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/rescatan-3-los-5-ocupantes-avioneta-que-cayo-chame-n5639969
https://www.noticiasvip24.com/aeronave-cae-al-sur-de-chame/
https://www.critica.com.pa/sucesos/cae-avioneta-con-5-personas-bordo-hay-2-desaparecidas-619824
https://www.abc.com.py/internacionales/2022/01/03/cae-una-avioneta-con-cinco-personas-a-bordo-en-panama/
https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/panam%C3%A1-accidente_cae-una-avioneta-con-cinco-personas-a-bordo-en-panam%C3%A1/47235632
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5535J
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/02/02/panama-illinois-wisconsin-plane-crash/1031643825462/
FAA ASIAS
https://www.noticiasvip24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/aero2.jpg (photo)
Media:
En estos momentos nuestras unidades a bordo de la BPC-3701 y la BPC-3623 realizan el rescate de 3 de los 5 ocupantes de la aeronave con placa N5535J accidentada al Sur de Chame.@tvnnoticias @SertvNoticias @TReporta @nexnoticias @lanoticia507 @grupoelite507 @ArielRiosR pic.twitter.com/PeeKLVqxhW
— Senan Panamá (@SENANPanama) January 3, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 22:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jan-2022 22:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 22:27 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 08:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 08:52 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 05-Jan-2022 14:56 | johnwg | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 09-Mar-2022 06:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2022 14:04 | Billzac | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Damage, ] |
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