Panama City - Puerto Obaldía

On March 17, 2000 at 09:30 AM, Panama City - Puerto Obaldía experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Aeroperlas, with the event recorded near Carreto Guna Yala.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending at an altitude of 7,500 feet in relative good weather conditions, the crew informed ATC about their position when contact was lost. The wreckage was found five days later at the altitude of 762 metres on the slope of a mountain (850 metres high) located near Carreto, about 22 km northwest pf Puerto Obaldía Airport. All 10 occupants were killed. The crew was descending under VFR mode when the accident occurred for unknown reasons.

Aircraft reference details include registration HP-1267APP, MSN 624, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.7817°, -77.5802°.