33-27

En route, crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed 15 miles northwest of San Felíx and was destroyed. Both crew were unhurt.

Flight / Schedule

33-27

Registration

33-27

MSN

718

Date

August 3, 1937 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

San Felíx Chiriquí

Region

Central America • Panama

Coordinates

8.2913°, -81.8697°

Narrative Report

On August 3, 1937 at 12:00 AM, 33-27 experienced a crash involving Bellanca C-27A Airbus, operated by United States Army Air Corps - USAAC, with the event recorded near San Felíx Chiriquí.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

En route, crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed 15 miles northwest of San Felíx and was destroyed. Both crew were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration 33-27, MSN 718.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.2913°, -81.8697°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed 15 miles northwest of San Felíx and was destroyed. Both crew were unhurt.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Central America • Panama

Aircraft Details

Registration

33-27

MSN

718