Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Aug 16, 2004, Vacamonte
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on August 16, 2004 near Vacamonte, Panamá Oeste, Panama with no fatalities. Cause: Engine seizure after a compressor...
- Date: August 16, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Vacamonte, Panamá Oeste, Panama
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine seizure after a compressor turbine disc blade detached, with the lack of a nearby runway and the time lost deciding to land as contributing factors.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Aeroperlas on scheduled flight WL460 from Panama City to Chitré lost its engine shortly after reaching 6,000 feet, after a compressor turbine disc blade detached and damaged the engine internals. The crew feathered the propeller and attempted a forced landing on a road in Vacamonte, where the aircraft struck trees and came down on the road shoulder. All seven occupants escaped uninjured.