What the records say
- When
- 31 Jul 1981
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 8.69° N, 80.57° W
- Description
- 1981 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 7
- Injured
- 0
1981 Panamanian Air Force Twin Otter crash
1981 aviation accident
On July 31, 1981, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter of the Panamanian Air Force crashed in Marta Hill, in the community of Coclesito, in adverse weather conditions while on its final approach to Coclesito airport. All seven people on board, including General Omar Torrijos Herrera, who led the country's military dictatorship between 1968 and 1981, were killed.
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