UI Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I N183K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322173
 

Date:Saturday 3 June 2006
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G159 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
Owner/operator:Transcontinental Aviation Inc.
Registration: N183K
MSN: 84
Year of manufacture:1962
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:Necoclí Airport (NCI) -   Colombia
Phase: Standing
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG)
Destination airport:Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The airplane was destroyed by Colombian forces after having been forced to land at Necoclí, Colombia. The airplane had strayed off course en route to Panama and was forced to land Necoclí by the Fuerza Aérea de Colombia. The crew fled the scene. The airplane was destroyed because it was used in activities related to the transport of illicit drugs.

Sources:

Autoridades colombianas detienen avión proveniente de Panamá
Una aeronave ilegal fue destruida por la policía antinarcóticos en Antioquia (Radio Santa Fé)

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