Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Jan 31, 1988 (16 killed), Panama
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on January 31, 1988 near Panama with 16 fatalities. Cause: Struck a mountainside while flying in deteriorating weather..
- Date: January 31, 1988
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Panama
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck a mountainside while flying in deteriorating weather.
A Panamanian Air Force CASA 212 Aviocar left Tocumen bound for a remote airstrip in Darien Province near the Colombian border. It struck a mountainside in deteriorating weather, and all 16 people on board, two crew and 14 passengers, were killed. Search crews found the wreckage about two weeks after it went missing.