GAA26WA201

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA28 · Aguadulce District, Panama · May 27, 2026

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
May 27, 2026, 21:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place
Aguadulce District, Panama · 08 13.6N 080 34,7W
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
HP-1861FXPiper PA28
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Civil Aviation Authority of Panama
Case key
203066

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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Findings · 1

NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.

Not determinedNot determined › Not determined · Other authority investigatedAll aircraft: 2,247 casesProbable cause

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.

Aircraft

Registration
HP-1861FX
Reported as
Piper PA28
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28-7625197
Engine
Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial