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| Date: | Friday 2 May 1952 |
| Time: | c. 15:45 LT |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | RX-152 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi from Calobre -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | David, Chiriquí |
| Panamá City | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"twin-engines Cessna" named "El Paco" crashed into hill after ran into bad weather, killing veteran pilot Marcos A. Gelabert (46). Type not confirmed but presumed. Plane owned by Col Jose Antonio Remon.
Sources:
http://www.ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/00003/1x
Evening Star 3 May 1952, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2009 10:05 | harro | Added |
| 12-Oct-2017 14:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2017 15:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2021 09:51 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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