IAI 1124 Westwind crash, Jul 2, 2004 (7 killed), Panama C...
IAI 1124 Westwind accident on July 2, 2004 near Panama City-Tocumen, Panamá, Panama with 7 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during takeoff due to the...
- Date: July 2, 2004
- Aircraft: IAI 1124 Westwind
- Location: Panama City-Tocumen, Panamá, Panama
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during takeoff due to the crew not following operator procedures and making poor decisions, aggravated by a center of gravity beyond the aft limit.
A Part 135 air ambulance Westwind with six occupants on board departed Tocumen, Panama, on a flight from Quito to Milan. It pitched up, rolled, and turned right, then struck the taxiway and a building. A fire followed, and seven people on board and on the ground were fatally injured. Investigators focused on the takeoff decisions and the aircraft's center of gravity.