Date:	Friday 24 November 2023
Time:	16:23 UTC
Type:	Cessna 402B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N76MD
MSN:	402B1055
Year of manufacture:	1977
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	nr Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC) -   Panama
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG)
Destination airport:	David-Enrique Malek Airport (DAV/MPDA)

Narrative:
A Cessna 402B, N76MD, crashed in a wooded area shortly after takeoff from runway 01 at Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC). One of the two pilots has died in the accident.

ADS-B data suggests that the aircraft was ferried from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Panama from 24 May-3 June 2023.
It was then flown on local test/training(?) flights on 21 and 23 November.

Weather reported about the time of the accident (1623Z):
MPMG 241700Z 33007KT 9000 SCT016CB SCT080 30/24 Q1011 NOSIG
MPMG 241600Z 33006KT 300V360 9999 SCT018TCU SCT090 30/25 Q1012 NOSIG

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa4046&lat=8.987&lon=-79.554&zoom=17.3&showTrace=2023-11-24&trackLabels
https://www.flightradar24.com/2023-11-24/16:25/20x/N76MD/32f3ef94
https://x.com/aacivilpty/status/1728118768465768590?s=46&t=yCG1qGb34nzHjdcG_9panw


https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/219177681/n76md-1976-cessna-402b (photo)

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

27 May 2016	N76MD	Private	0	Sioux Falls, SD		sub
Inflight smoke

A Cessna 402B, N76MD, crashed in a wooded area shortly after takeoff from runway 01 at Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC).
One of the two pilots has died.https://t.co/8rylvIqJV9 pic.twitter.com/NcBXAHyQc9

— Aviation Safety Network (ASN) (@AviationSafety) November 24, 2023

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Nov-2023 17:22	harro	Added
24-Nov-2023 17:25	harro	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category]
24-Nov-2023 17:53	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Category]
24-Nov-2023 18:52	Anon.	Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source]
24-Nov-2023 18:53	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport]
24-Nov-2023 19:46	harro	Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
25-Nov-2023 08:00	Anon.	Updated [Source]
25-Nov-2023 12:57	Aerossurance	Updated [Source, Embed code]
26-Nov-2023 17:39	Anon.	Updated [Operator, Embed code]