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Air Trek, Inc. - Fatal accident



DATE	
	July 2, 2004 1500 EDT

PROGRAM	
	Air Trek, Inc.

VENDOR	
	Own Part 135

ADDRESS	
	28000 A-5 Airport Rd.
	Punta Gorda, FL 33982

WEATHER	
	Unknown

AIRCRAFT_TYPE	
	Westwind I

TAIL#	
	N280AT

INJURIES	
	Morris Morrow, Pilot - fatal
	Hayward Daisey, Co-Pilot - fatal
	Barry White, Flight Nurse - fatal
	Steve Heberle, Flight RT - fatal
	

DESCRIPTION	
	The crew was transporting a patient from Ecuador to Washington DC for
	medical care when it stopped in Panama City, Panama, for fuel. 
	Approximately two minutes after departure from Tocumen International
	Airport, the jet was seen to make a sharp right hand turn and then
	crash into a hangar facility at the airport.  All aboard, including
	the patient and a companion, and one person on the ground, were
	killed.

ADDITIONAL INFO	
	All funeral and memorial arrangements are pending.

SOURCE	
	David Bump, Air Trek, Inc.

VIA	
	David Kearns, CONCERN Coordinator
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The CONCERN network shares verified information to alert medical
transport programs when an accident / incident has occurred.
Please share the above information with your program staff. If
you have further questions, please contact the CONCERN Coordinator,
David Kearns at 800 525 3712 or email: coordinator@concern-network.org.