CEN09WA176

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 206 · Island of Cebaco, Panama · February 16, 2009

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
February 16, 2009, 15:20 local (15:20 UTC)
Place
Island of Cebaco, Panama
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HP-1367 RSCessna 206
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
73400

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Probable cause

Not Required. Investigation is being conducted by AAC, Panama.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Analysis

Not Required. Investigation is being conducted by AAC, Panama.

Factual narrative

On February 16, 2009 at 1520 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) a Cessna P206 single engine airplane, Panamanian Registration HP-1367 RS was destroyed on impact and consumed by a post crash fire near the Island of Cebaco, Panama. The last known position was reported south of the city of Santiago, Panama. The airplane was owned by Panama Aircraft Rental & Sales and operated by a private individual. The cross country flight had taken off from Aeropuerto Marcos A. Gelabert (MAG), Panama City, Panama with the intended destination of the Island of Coiba (COJ), Panama. One passenger was killed and the pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Panama. Further information may be obtained from: Autoridad Aeronautica Civil (AAC) Aeropuerto Marcos A. Gelarbert Via Diogenes de la Rosa, Edificio 805 Apartado 7501 o 7615 Panama 5, Republica de Panama Tel: (507) 501-9300 http://www.aeronautica.gob.pa This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by, or obtained from the government of Panama.

Aircraft

Registration
HP-1367 RS
Reported as
Cessna 206
Category
Airplane
Serial number
P206 - 0494
Engine
Teledyne Continental Motors IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
MAG · Panama City
Destination
COJ · Island of Coiba
Flight plan
Unknown