Narrative:
An unidentified Beechcraft 200 Super King Air was destroyed on the ground by the National Bolivarian Armed Forces. The aircraft had landed in a remote area of Zulia State after violating Venezuelan airspace.
No details were given by officials, but in similar cases aircraft were being used to smuggle narcotics.
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Monday 20 February 2017 |
| Time: | 0.0016038417816162 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | S of Lago de Maracaibo ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
An unidentified Beechcraft 200 Super King Air was destroyed on the ground by the National Bolivarian Armed Forces. The aircraft had landed in a remote area of Zulia State after violating Venezuelan airspace.
No details were given by officials, but in similar cases aircraft were being used to smuggle narcotics.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» plenglish.comPhotos
Video, social media
CEOFANB inmoviliza aeronave incursora en cielo soberano al sur del Lago de Maracaibo a través del sistema defensivo aeroespacial. #Zulia pic.twitter.com/v2jDWPe9Kw
— CEOFANB (@ceofanb) 20 februari 2017
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