We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The twin engine airplane departed Río Hato Airport at 1044LT and landed at Penonomé at 1055LT. Following a stop of 45 minutes, the airplane took off bound to the north to Coclecito. While cruising at an altitude of 3,400 feet in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed. All seven occupants were killed, among them General Omar Efraín Torrijos, President of the Republic of Panama. Probable cause (official findings): It is believed that the accident was the
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter · 7 fatalities