Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 3 June 2006
Aircraft Type: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
Owner/operator: Transcontinental Aviation Inc.
Registration Number: N183K
Location: Necocl¡ Airport (NCI) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Colombian airplane crashed in Necocl¡, Colombia, after being forced to land due to a route deviation and subsequent military intervention by the Fuerza Area de Colombia. The aircraft was utilized for transporting illicit drugs, resulting in its destruction.A Colombian airplane crashed in Necocl¡, Colombia, after being forced to land due to a route deviation and subsequent military intervention by the Fuerza Area de Colombia. The aircraft was utilized for transporting illicit drugs, resulting in its destruction.
Description
The airplane was destroyed by Colombian forces after having been forced to land at Necocl¡, Colombia. The airplane had strayed off course en route to Panama and was forced to land Necocl¡ by the Fuerza Area de Colombia. The crew fled the scene. The airplane was destroyed because it was used in activities related to the transport of illicit drugs.
Source of Information
http://www.radiosantafe.com/2006/06/07/una-aeronave-ilegal-fue-destruida-por-la-policia-antinarcoticos-en-antioquia-545-am/http://www.radiosantafe.com/2006/06/07/una-aeronave-ilegal-fue-destruida-por-la-policia-antinarcoticos-en-antioquia-545-am/Primary Cause
Drug trafficking activities.Drug trafficking activities.Share on:
