Narrative:
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.
» proceso.hn
» oncenoticias.hn
» Flightaware
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Friday 22 March 2019 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Sabreliner 60 |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N990PA |
| MSN: | 306-114 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 14 km E of Bajamar ( Honduras)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
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.
Sources:
» radioamerica.hn» proceso.hn
» oncenoticias.hn
» Flightaware
Photos
Video, social media
Rio Ulua, between Bajamar and Punta Sal - Honduras | Encuentran un kilo de supuesta cocaína en avioneta Rockwell Sabreliner 60 accidentada en Río Ulúa.https://t.co/vanjG6yzfL pic.twitter.com/FfiwBDdO8r
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) 23 maart 2019
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