| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1965 |
| Time: | 23:34 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Rutas Internacionales Peruanes SA - RIPSA |
| Registration: | OB-R-769 |
| MSN: | 10826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km NE of Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY) -
 Panama
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The C-54 cargo plane was operating on a flight from Iquitos, Peru to Miami with intermediate stops at Cali and Panama City. The cargo of wild animals was loaded and the plane departed Iquitos at 13:25 GMT, landing at Cali four hours later. The plane was refueled and repairs were carried out on the no. 2 and 3 engines before it departed at 21:20 GMT. It arrived at Panama City at 23:20 and after refuelling the flight took off from runway 03 at 23:33 local time. During takeoff a malfunction occurred in the no. 2 engine, resulting in a fire in the accessory section of the engine. The fire intensified because oil or fuel leaked from severed lines. The fire and a fuel tank explosion destroyed some of the control surfaces, causing the plane to descend uncontrollably. The plane struck a mahogany tree at a height of about 70 feet and then several others before coming to rest 2,5 miles NE of runway 03.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Commission of Inquiry decided that this accident was probably caused by faulty maintenance."
Sources:
ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 (168-170)
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