Incident Overview

Date: Monday 4 November 2013
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley DH-125-400A
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: XB-MGM
Location: 13 km N of Buena Vista, Apure – ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Hawker Siddeley DH-125-400A jetHawker Siddeley DH-125-400A jet
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Hawker Siddeley DH-125-400A jet was destroyed on the ground by Venezuelan military forces after it entered their airspace illegally. Two crew members and five passengers, suspected of using false identities, were detained and subsequently fled the scene, leading to the plane being intercepted and subsequently set afire. Cocaine was discovered onboard.A Hawker Siddeley DH-125-400A jet was destroyed on the ground by Venezuelan military forces after it entered their airspace illegally. Two crew members and five passengers, suspected of using false identities, were detained and subsequently fled the scene, leading to the plane being intercepted and subsequently set afire. Cocaine was discovered onboard.

Description

A Hawker Siddeley DH-125-400A jet was destroyed on the ground by Venezuelan military forces. According to Mexican authorities the airplane departed Quer‚taro Airport (QRO), Mexico with two crew members and five passengers who appeared to have been using false identities. Four passengers deplaned after the flight landed on the Caribbean island of Bonaire. The crew then filed a flight plan for La Ceiba Airport (LCE), on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. The airplane was then intercepted after illegally entering Venezuelan air space. It was followed for 40 minutes before Air Force planes forced it to land on a remote airstrip. The occupants fled the scene before Venezuelan forces arrived. They reportedly discovered cocaine on board. The airplane was set afire and burned out. XB-MGM was offered for sale in January 2013 with 10,681 flying hours and 8,107 landings.

Source of Information

http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-downed-plane-in-venezuela-draws-questions-from-mexico-20131107,0,6753800.story#axzz2k2Y7IilU, http://news.yahoo.com/mexicano-plane-downed-venezuela-had-cocaine-063859657.htmlhttp://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-downed-plane-in-venezuela-draws-questions-from-mexico-20131107,0,6753800.story#axzz2k2Y7IilU, http://news.yahoo.com/mexicano-plane-downed-venezuela-had-cocaine-063859657.html

Primary Cause

Illegal entry into Venezuelan airspace and subsequent seizure of the aircraft.Illegal entry into Venezuelan airspace and subsequent seizure of the aircraft.

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