Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 March 2019
Aircraft Type: Rockwell Sabreliner 60
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N990PA
Location: ca 14 km E of Bajamar –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed near a suspected illegal landing strip in Honduras, near Bajamar and Punta Sal, following a flight from Mexico. The wreckage revealed cocaine and a firearm. The aircraft was last tracked from a Mexican airfield heading towards Venezuela or Colombia.A commercial aircraft crashed near a suspected illegal landing strip in Honduras, near Bajamar and Punta Sal, following a flight from Mexico. The wreckage revealed cocaine and a firearm. The aircraft was last tracked from a Mexican airfield heading towards Venezuela or Colombia.
Description
The plane crashed near an illegal landing strip located close to the beach between Bajamar and Punta Sal, Honduras. In the wreckage a package of cocaine was found, along with a fire arm. On the day before the accident, the aircraft was recorded by flight tracking website Flightaware as flying from an airfield at or near Chetumal, Mexico. The last data point shows the aircraft at FL221 over the Caribbean Sea on a heading towards Venezuela or Colombia.
Source of Information
http://www.radioamerica.hn/encuentran-supuesta-narcoavioneta-incinerada-la-zona-norte-honduras/, https://proceso.hn/portadas/10-portada/narcos-amarizan-avionetas-ante-destruccion-de-pistas-clandestinas.html, https://www.oncenoticias.hn/encuentran-un-kilo-de-supuesta-cocaina-en-avioneta-accidentada-en-rio-ulua/, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N990PAhttp://www.radioamerica.hn/encuentran-supuesta-narcoavioneta-incinerada-la-zona-norte-honduras/, https://proceso.hn/portadas/10-portada/narcos-amarizan-avionetas-ante-destruccion-de-pistas-clandestinas.html, https://www.oncenoticias.hn/encuentran-un-kilo-de-supuesta-cocaina-en-avioneta-accidentada-en-rio-ulua/, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N990PAPrimary Cause
Possible smuggling operation involving cocaine transport.Possible smuggling operation involving cocaine transport.Share on:
