Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 October 2019
Aircraft Type: Rockwell Sabreliner 65
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N465BC
Location: Sipacate, Escuintla –
ÿ Guatemala
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft ? Rockwell Sabreliner 65Aircraft ? Rockwell Sabreliner 65
Category: Accident
A Rockwell Sabreliner 65 crashed after landing at an unauthorized airstrip in Guatemala, carrying a significant amount of cocaine and weapons. The aircraft was last seen active on a domestic flight in Mexico on October 24th.A Rockwell Sabreliner 65 crashed after landing at an unauthorized airstrip in Guatemala, carrying a significant amount of cocaine and weapons. The aircraft was last seen active on a domestic flight in Mexico on October 24th.
Description
A Rockwell Sabreliner 65 was damaged after landing at an illegal airstrip in Guatemala. A photo of the scene shows the aircraft in the grass next to the makeshift airstrip with a collapsed nose landing gear. The aircraft was carrying 1,522 kilos of cocaine and weapons on board. N465BC had been sold to Mexico on 25 October 2019. It was last seen active on a domestic flight in Mexico on October 24.
Source of Information
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/05/guatemala-cocaine-trafficking-laguna-del-tigre/?arc404=true, https://elperiodico.com.gt/noticias/investigacion/2021/03/15/aviones-mineria-narcotrafico-y-presidentes/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/05/guatemala-cocaine-trafficking-laguna-del-tigre/?arc404=true, https://elperiodico.com.gt/noticias/investigacion/2021/03/15/aviones-mineria-narcotrafico-y-presidentes/Primary Cause
Illegal airstrip landing and potential smuggling operation.Illegal airstrip landing and potential smuggling operation.Share on:
