De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jul 31, 1981 (7 killed)

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on July 31, 1981 near Coclecito, Coclé, Panama with 7 fatalities.

The Panamanian Air Force Twin Otter FAP-205 crashed on a mountainside near Coclecito while flying in low cloud and fog. All seven occupants were killed, including General Omar Torrijos Herrera, the head of state of Panama.

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