- 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