Bell UH-1H N124

25 November 1997 · La Palma, Panama · Fatal

Summary

On 25 November 1997 at about 20:58 local time, a Bell UH-1H registered N124, operated by Servcio Aereo Nacional (San), was involved in an accident near La Palma, Panama. 11 people were on board and 9 died, 2 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 25 November 1997 at 20:58
Classification: Accident
Location: La Palma, Panama
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell UH-1H
Registration: N124
Operator: Servcio Aereo Nacional (San)
Operating rule: Non-U.S., Commercial
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: DCA98RA009

People

9 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
11	9	2	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA98RA009, from the public aviation accident database.

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