Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 September 2021
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-125
Owner/operator: private
Location: R¡o Catatumbo –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: BAe-125 jetBAe-125 jet
Category: Unlawful Interference

A unidentified British Aerospace BAe-125 jet was discovered burned on a clandestine airstrip in Venezuela. The wreckage was located near the Catatumbo River, a 340-kilometer long river traversing the Colombia-Venezuela border area into Lake Maracaibo.A unidentified British Aerospace BAe-125 jet was discovered burned on a clandestine airstrip in Venezuela. The wreckage was located near the Catatumbo River, a 340-kilometer long river traversing the Colombia-Venezuela border area into Lake Maracaibo.
Description
An unidentified British Aerospace BAe-125 jet was found burned on a clandestine airstrip in Venezuela. It had likely been used to transport drugs. The wreck was found at an undisclosed location on the banks of the Catatumbo River, a 340 kilometres long river that runs from the Colombia-Venezuela border area into Lake Maracaibo.
Source of Information
https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/sucesos/la-fanb-inhabilito-una-aeronave-en-las-riberas-del-catatumbo/https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/sucesos/la-fanb-inhabilito-una-aeronave-en-las-riberas-del-catatumbo/Primary Cause
Drug trafficking likely involved the use of the aircraft.Drug trafficking likely involved the use of the aircraft.Share on: