Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered HP-1806RK on 10/08/2022 in Boquete district

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Panamean authorities:

Low visibility, mountain range area.

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General information
Local date	10/08/2022
Responsible entity	Panama - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Panama
Location	Boquete, Chiriqui
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	6
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2022-0386

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Panama (Rent A.Kopter)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	HP-1806RK
State of registry	Panama
Last departure point	Panama (Changuinola, Bocas del Toro)
Planned destination	Panama (David, Chiriqui)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	2030
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Air Taxi

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.