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Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan near Turbo

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
HP-1191XI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Panama City - El Porvenir
MSN:
208B-0274
YOM:
1991
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Panama City to El Porvenir Island, four hijackers forced to crew to change his itinerary and to fly to Turbo, Colombia. The aircraft force landed in a remote airstrip where all four hijackers disembarked and disappeared. All other occupants were injured and the aircraft did not return into service.
Probable cause:
Hijacked.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander on El Porvenir Island

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
HP-677
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
49
YOM:
1969
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On short final, the twin engine airplane struck the ground few meters short of runway threshold and crashed. There were no casualties.