# NTSB MIA98WA049: Britten-Norman Islander, Rio Sidra, Panama, December 31, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 31, 1997, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Rio Sidra, Panama
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 10 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98WA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38557/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA049

## Aircraft

- Registration: HP986 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Britten-Norman ISLANDER
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Unknown
- Departed: PANAMA CITY, OF
- Destination: SAN BLAS ISLAND, OF
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Not reported

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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