Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 October 2020
Aircraft Type: Gulfstream American G-1159A Gulfstream III
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N461AR ?
Location: Laguna del Tigre –
ÿ Guatemala
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft wingsAircraft wings
Category: Accident
A Gulfstream III aircraft crashed in a pond in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Guatemala, on November 2nd. The wreckage, featuring inverted wings and an extended landing gear, was discovered after a search operation. The aircraft’s flight was reported missing by the Guatemalan Air Force on October 29th, and its last tracked location was in southern Mexico on October 28th. The aircraft’s identification was N461AR, which was last seen by Flightaware in the southern hemisphere.A Gulfstream III aircraft crashed in a pond in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Guatemala, on November 2nd. The wreckage, featuring inverted wings and an extended landing gear, was discovered after a search operation. The aircraft’s flight was reported missing by the Guatemalan Air Force on October 29th, and its last tracked location was in southern Mexico on October 28th. The aircraft’s identification was N461AR, which was last seen by Flightaware in the southern hemisphere.
Description
The wreckage of a Gulfstream III, was found in a pond in the Laguna del Tigre National Park in Guatemala, 7 km south of the border with Mexico. The aircraft had broke up and the wings were found resting inverted in the water with an extended main landing gear. The flight had been seen to disappear from radar screens of the Guatemalan Air Force on October 29. A search operation was launched and the wreckage was found on November 2. There is a suspicion of an illegal flight, involved in transporting drugs. The identity was reported as N461AR, which was last tracked by Flightaware on October 28, 2020 in southern Mexico. The colors visible on photos from the wreck match the dark grey colour scheme of N461AR.
Source of Information
https://lahora.gt/localizan-avioneta-restos-de-costales-y-fallecidos-en-laguna-del-tigre/, https://www.publinews.gt/gt/noticias/2020/11/03/guatemal-narco-cadaveres-tigre.html, https://www.elheraldo.hn/mundo/1420198-466/localizan-tres-muertos-accidentarse-avioneta-guatemala, https://www.facebook.com/groups/278530922479999/permalink/1296584497341298, https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/1415237/n461ar-gulfstream-giiihttps://lahora.gt/localizan-avioneta-restos-de-costales-y-fallecidos-en-laguna-del-tigre/, https://www.publinews.gt/gt/noticias/2020/11/03/guatemal-narco-cadaveres-tigre.html, https://www.elheraldo.hn/mundo/1420198-466/localizan-tres-muertos-accidentarse-avioneta-guatemala, https://www.facebook.com/groups/278530922479999/permalink/1296584497341298, https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/1415237/n461ar-gulfstream-giiiPrimary Cause
Illegal flight involving the transport of drugs.Illegal flight involving the transport of drugs.Share on:
