Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 December 2002
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander
Owner/operator: PARSA
Registration Number: HP-1016PS
Location: between Bocas del Toro and Panama City –
ÿ Panama
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
An Islander flight failed to arrive at Panama City after dropping off seven people at Bocas del Toro. The flight departed at 15:50 and did not reach its destination.An Islander flight failed to arrive at Panama City after dropping off seven people at Bocas del Toro. The flight departed at 15:50 and did not reach its destination.
Description
The Islander was ferried back to Panama City after dropping off seven people at Bocas del Toro. The airplane departed at 15:50 for a 70-minute flight, but failed to arrive at Panama City. Search for the wreckage was called off on January 8, 2003.
Primary Cause
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