Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 December 1976
Aircraft Type: Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N260H
Location: Sinaloa de Leyva –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, registration L-260-H, was destroyed by fire at Hacienda Las Tablas. Investigators found an estimated two tons of marijuana and a significant amount of ammunition within the wreckage. The aircraft was reported in a Mexican newspaper.A DC-3 aircraft, registration L-260-H, was destroyed by fire at Hacienda Las Tablas. Investigators found an estimated two tons of marijuana and a significant amount of ammunition within the wreckage. The aircraft was reported in a Mexican newspaper.
Description
Found destroyed by fire at hacienda Las Tablas. Two tons of marijuana and a big amount of ammunition were discovered in the wreckage. The aircraft was described as a DC-3 with registration L-260-H in a Mexican newspaper. Lodestar N260H was likely involved as nothing more was heard from the aircraft after being sold in March 1975.
Primary Cause
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