Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 December 2020
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-700A
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: (N326TD)
Location: Parque Nacional Sierra de Lacandon –
ÿ Guatemala
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A crashed and abandoned BAe-127-700A aircraft was discovered in Parque Nacional Sierra de Lacandon, Guatemala. Three injured occupants were found inside, and one subsequently died from injuries sustained in the crash. The aircraft’s color scheme closely resembles that of N326TD, a BAe-127-700A, which was sold in December and flew from the U.S. to Mexico on December 3rd. Tracking data indicates the aircraft was near Merida, Guatemala, at 18:55 local time on December 18th.A crashed and abandoned BAe-127-700A aircraft was discovered in Parque Nacional Sierra de Lacandon, Guatemala. Three injured occupants were found inside, and one subsequently died from injuries sustained in the crash. The aircraft’s color scheme closely resembles that of N326TD, a BAe-127-700A, which was sold in December and flew from the U.S. to Mexico on December 3rd. Tracking data indicates the aircraft was near Merida, Guatemala, at 18:55 local time on December 18th.
Description
A crashed and abandoned plane was found in Parque Nacional Sierra de Lacandon, Guatemala. It had been used for transporting drugs. Three injured occupants were found inside the airplane. One of them later died from the injuries sustained in the crash. The colour scheme of the crashed aircraft exactly matches that of N326TD, a BAe-127-700A. This aircraft was sold in December and flew from the U.S. to Mexico on December 3. Flight tracking websites last tracked the flight near Merida on 18 December 2020, at 18:55 local time.
Source of Information
https://www.soy502.com/articulo/localizan-nueva-narcoavioneta-parque-sierra-lacandon-100931, https://www.prensalibre.com/ciudades/peten/avion-tipo-jet-que-transportaba-supuesta-droga-se-estrella-en-peten-y-el-piloto-muere-luego-del-percance-breaking/, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N326TD/history/20201219/0036Zhttps://www.soy502.com/articulo/localizan-nueva-narcoavioneta-parque-sierra-lacandon-100931, https://www.prensalibre.com/ciudades/peten/avion-tipo-jet-que-transportaba-supuesta-droga-se-estrella-en-peten-y-el-piloto-muere-luego-del-percance-breaking/, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N326TD/history/20201219/0036ZPrimary Cause
Drug trafficking operation.Drug trafficking operation.Share on:
