Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 September 2020
Aircraft Type: Canadair CL-600-1A11 Challenger 600
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N100QR
Location: Sur del Lago region, Zulia –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Canadair Challenger jetCanadair Challenger jet
Category: Unlawful Interference
Venzuelan forces located and destroyed a burned remains of a Canadair Challenger jet at a clandestine runway along the Catatumbo River, near the border with Colombia. The aircraft was involved in illegal drug trafficking activities.Venzuelan forces located and destroyed a burned remains of a Canadair Challenger jet at a clandestine runway along the Catatumbo River, near the border with Colombia. The aircraft was involved in illegal drug trafficking activities.
Description
Venzuelan forces located the burned wreck of a Canadair Challenger jet at on a clandestine runway on the banks of the Catatumbo River, in the Sur del Lago Maracaibo region, near the border with Colombia. The aircraft had been engaged in illegal activities, likely drug trafficking.
Source of Information
https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/regimen-inutilizo-presunta-narcoaeronave-en-zulia-tenia-siglas-norteamericanas/, https://www.panorama.com.ve/sucesos/Fotos-Inutilizaron-otra-narcoaeronave-en-Zulia-la-segunda-en-12-dias-20200927-0013.htmlhttps://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/regimen-inutilizo-presunta-narcoaeronave-en-zulia-tenia-siglas-norteamericanas/, https://www.panorama.com.ve/sucesos/Fotos-Inutilizaron-otra-narcoaeronave-en-Zulia-la-segunda-en-12-dias-20200927-0013.htmlPrimary Cause
Illegal drug trafficking operations.Illegal drug trafficking operations.Share on:
