Cessna 402 crash, Nov 24, 2023 (1 killed), Panama City-Ma...
Cessna 402 accident on November 24, 2023 near Panama City-Marcos A. Gelabert (Albrook AFB), Panamá, Panama with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was...
- Date: November 24, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Panama City-Marcos A. Gelabert (Albrook AFB), Panamá, Panama
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft was above the manufacturer's weight limit and could not climb, so the pilot lost control and the aircraft hit the ground. Contributing: lack of crew training, poor checklist use, poor knowledge of performance charts and weak dispatch supervision.
A Cessna 402 took off from Albrook Marcos Gelabert for David, struggled to climb and crashed 1,100 meters short of the opposite runway end. The passenger died and the pilot was seriously injured. The investigation found the aircraft was 173 kilos over maximum takeoff weight.