Airbus Industrie A-300B4-203 accident near Panama City, Pm, November 15, 1988
On November 15, 1988 at about 1:22 am local time, a Airbus Industrie A-300B4-203, registered N205PA, was involved in an accident near Panama City. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured and 4 people had minor injuries; 222 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 15, 1988 · about 1:22 am local time
- Place
- Panama City, Pm
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 4 people had minor injuries; 222 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Airbus Industrie A-300B4-203 A-300B4-20 · all A-300B4-203s on the register
- Registration
- N205PA · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 302,000 lb
- Seats: 341
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: MIA Miami FL
- Destination: MPTO Panama City OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 8:22 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 8 | ||
| Passengers | 4 | 214 |
Other NTSB records under N205PA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA89WA071.