Lima – Guayaquil – Tumaco – Cali – Cristóbal – Panama City

On August 2, 1937 at 07:38 PM, Lima – Guayaquil – Tumaco – Cali – Cristóbal – Panama City experienced a crash involving Sikorsky S-43, operated by Panagra - Pan American-Grace Airways, with the event recorded near Colón Colón.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Cristóbal-France Field (Colón), the pilot informed ATC at an altitude of some 2,000 feet that he was approaching the city via the Bahía Limón Bay. In rain falls, the seaplane became out of control and crashed into the sea few kilometers off shore. The debris of the plane christened 'Santa Maria' were found a day later and no one survived among the 14 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC15065, MSN 4305, year of manufacture 1936.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 9.2686°, -79.9120°.