| Date: | Monday 16 August 2004 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | AeroPerlas |
| Registration: | HP-1397APP |
| MSN: | 208B0613 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9112 hours |
| Cycles: | 17518 flights |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca. 9 km W of Panama-Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert Airport (BLB) -
 Panama
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG) |
| Chitré Airport (CTD/MPCE) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAC Panama |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AeroPerlas flight 460, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, force landed following a loss of engine power.
The aircraft took off from runway 36 at Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) and was cleared to climb to 6000 feet.
Almost reaching 6000 feet, at cruise altitude and about 4 NM from Puerto Vacamonte, a loud noise was heard in the front part of the engine, as if something was being shredded very rapidly and strongly; the engine stopped, and the propeller feathered. An emergency was declared, and a forced landing was executed on the road to Puerto Vacamonte. The airplane struck a tree, sustaining substantial damage.
CONCLUSIONS
The cause of the accident involving the Cessna Caravan 208B aircraft was the sudden stoppage of the engine due to the detachment of a blade from the compressor turbine disc (Compressor Turbine Disc, CTD), which broke several blades and internal parts of the engine.
Events that contributed to the accident:
a) The sudden stoppage of the engine.
b) The lack of a nearby runway relative to the flight altitude.
c) The time lost in making the decision to land the aircraft, due to the uncertainty at the moment regarding altitude loss and the aircraft's gliding.
d) The area chosen for the forced landing due to the circumstances, as there were obstacles that were difficult to avoid in order to make contact with the pavement such as automobiles, a tractor, trees, and the narrowness of the pavement necessary to keep the airplane aligned on the landing path and manage to stop it on the two-lane road.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Airliners.net
El Panamá América
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Michael Robison; Panama-Albrook/Marcos A. Gelabert Airport (BLB); 17 January 2001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2025 11:33 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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