Aviation accidents in Panama
CrashAtlas records 54 aviation accidents in Panama, accounting for 283 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
54
Recorded accidents
283
Fatalities in this listing
1937–2025
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-06-06 | COPA Panama - Compañía Panameña de Aviación 201 | Boeing 737-204 Advanced | Panama | 47 |
| 1946-06-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-17231 | Douglas C-54D-15-DC (DC-4) | Panama | 23 |
| 1973-02-21 | Aerovias Urraca · HP-560 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Panama | 22 |
| 1994-07-19 | Alas Chiricanas · HP-1202AC | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Panama | 21 |
| 1990-04-18 | AeroPerlas · N187SA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Panama | 20 |
| 1988-01-30 | Fuerza Aérea Panameña - FAP · FAP-215 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Panama | 16 |
| 1937-08-02 | Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra) · NC15065 | Sikorsky S-43B | Panama | 14 |
| 1997-12-31 | PARSA · HP-986PS | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 10 |
| 2000-03-17 | AeroPerlas · HP-1267APP | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Panama | 10 |
| 1973-07-11 | Unknown · HP-570 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 10 |
| 1962-11-16 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · TC-46 | Douglas C-54A-1-DC (DC-4) | Panama | 10 |
| 1967-09-01 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77552 | Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando | Panama | 9 |
| 1955-10-31 | United States Navy · 59232 | Martin PBM-5 Mariner | Panama | 8 |
| 1985-12-13 | Aviones de Panama · HP-680 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Panama | 7 |
| 1981-07-31 | Fuerza Aérea Panameña - FAP · FAP-205 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Panama | 7 |
| 1965-12-07 | Aerolineas Carreras Transportes Aéreos - ACTA · LV-JMC | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando | Panama | 7 |
| 1965-08-04 | Rutas Internacionales Peruanes SA - RIPSA · OB-R-769 | Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) | Panama | 7 |
| 1942-08-19 | United States Navy · 04474 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Panama | 7 |
| 2004-07-02 | Air Trek · N280AT | IAI 1124 Westwind | Panama | 6 |
| 1988-05-24 | Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses · YN-CBE | Douglas DC-6B | Panama | 6 |
| 1942-08-20 | United States Navy · 04468 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Panama | 5 |
| 1986-06-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 63-7983 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | Panama | 4 |
| 1979-09-28 | Transporte Aéreo Boliviano - TAB · CP-1375 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Panama | 4 |
| 1968-03-30 | Rutas Aéreas Panameñas SA - RAPSA · HP-467 | Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation | Panama | 3 |
| 1993-11-19 | COPA Panama - Compañía Panameña de Aviación · HP-873CMP | Boeing 737-112 | Panama | 0 |
| 1956-11-03 | Sociedad de Transportes Aéreos - ALA · CC-CAH-331 | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando | Panama | 0 |
| 1948-11-18 | United States Navy · 122460 | Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune | Panama | 0 |
| 2008-01-03 | Servicio Aéreo Nacional - SAN · SAN-208 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6R Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1953-03-27 | AREA Ecuador · HC-SJA | Curtiss C-46 Commando | Panama | 0 |
| 2025-05-16 | Air Panama 982 | Fokker 50 | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Compañía Istmeña de Aviación · HP-1133IT | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1985-01-28 | Aviones de Panama · HP-659 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1971-10-01 | Aviones de Panama · HP-550 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Turismo Aéreo · HP-676 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-21 | Panamanian Government · N930GL | Learjet 35A | Panama | 0 |
| 1960-05-19 | Linea Expresa Bolivar - LEBCA · YV-C-LBG | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Turismo Aéreo · HP-658 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 2004-08-16 | AeroPerlas 460 | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Panama | 0 |
| 2007-10-31 | Air Panamá · HP-1541PST | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Panama | 0 |
| 1999-01-25 | ANSA - Aerolineas Nacionales · HP-987XI | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Aerolineas Nacionales · HP-1002 | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Helitaxi Colombia · HK-3330X | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Panama | 0 |
| 1980-10-06 | Líneas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICA · YN-BVI | Douglas DC-6BF | Panama | 0 |
| 1943-01-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-7718 | Douglas C-49D (DC-3) | Panama | 0 |
| 1947-10-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48810 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Panama | 0 |
| 1980-03-29 | Inair Panama · HP-821 | Convair CV-880-22-2 | Panama | 0 |
| 1984-05-30 | Aviones de Panama · HP-946 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III | Panama | 0 |
| 1982-11-01 | Aviones de Panama · HP-947 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-1 | Panama | 0 |
| 2000-05-10 | Mapiex Aero · HP-1364MAM | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Panama | 0 |
| 1941-07-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 37-372 | Sikorsky Y1OA-8 (S-43) | Panama | 0 |
| 1975-08-08 | Servicios Aéreos SA · HP-677 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1942-11-06 | United States Navy · 04454 | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina | Panama | 0 |
| 1989-12-01 | Aerolineas Colon · HP-572OL | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Panama | 0 |
| 1983-04-06 | Aviones de Panama · HP-945 | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Panama | 0 |