ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319191
| Date: | Sunday 19 April 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-125-700A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N700NW |
| MSN: | 257063/NA0246 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Las Cruces, Petén -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
A twin jet aircraft crashed in a wooded area near Las Cruces, Petén, Guatemala. The aircraft was destroyed and two occupants were found dead at the scene. Additionally, packages were found near the wreckage that contained at least 762 kilos of cocaine.
A section of the tail shows part of a colour scheme that matches BAe-125-700A N700NW. This aircraft was tracked by Flightaware on a flight to Chetumal, Mexico, the day before. Distance from Chetumal to La Libertad is about 260 km.
Sources:
dca.gob.gt
ensegundos.com.pa
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