# NTSB MIA04WA021: Robinson R-44 Raven II, Darien, Panama, November 8, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 8, 2003, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Darien, Panama
- Coordinates: 8.35, -77.035278
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=8.3500&lon=-77.0353&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA Miami International
- NTSB case key (mKey): 58406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA04WA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58406/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04WA021

## Aircraft

- Registration: HP-1481 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R-44 Raven II
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Helipan Corporation
- Departed: MPMG, Albrook
- Destination: Darien
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 360° at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observed at: MPMG

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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