# NTSB CEN09WA176: Cessna 206, Island of Cebaco, Panama, February 16, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 16, 2009, 15:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Island of Cebaco, Panama
- Coordinates: 7.570833, -81.074722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=7.5708&lon=-81.0747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09WA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73400/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA176

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P206 - 0494
- Engines: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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