Panama City – Bocas del Toro

On October 31, 2007 at 03:30 PM, Panama City – Bocas del Toro experienced a crash involving Fokker F27 Friendship, operated by Air Panama, with the event recorded near Panama City-Marcos A. Gelabert (Albrook AFB) Panamá.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from runway 36, while climbing to a height of 50 feet, the crew raised the landing gear when the aircraft stalled. It landed back on the runway about 380 metres from the runway end. It slid on all this distance, overran then turned to the left and came to rest in a grassy area about 60 metres past the runway end. All 13 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HP-1541PST, MSN 10297, year of manufacture 1966.