ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-230F J5-GCU Sinkrebaka
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 5 November 2009
Type:Silhouette image of generic B722 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-230F
Operator:Africa Air Assistance
Registration: J5-GCU
MSN: 21619/1407
First flight: 1978-03-03 (31 years 9 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Sinkrebaka (   Mali)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported that the wreckage of a burnt out Boeing 727 airplane was found on an illegal desert airstrip 200 km North of Gao, Mali. The airplane had arrived from Venezuela carrying a cargo of drugs. The airplane was set afire and burned out.

Sources:
» Maliweb.net
» RFI
» Three arrested over suspected Mali drugs plane (AFP, 23-11-2009)
» The Guardian: US embassy cables: Three-week delay for Mali 'drug plane' crash investigation


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