ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222473
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| Date: | Saturday 13 March 1982 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 ? |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Texas border -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Medellin |
| Miami, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed just south of Texas border with 7,15 tonnes (8 tonnes) high-grade Colombian mariuana due to fuel exhaustion. Two US citizen and a panamese arrested. Aircraft type reported as a "DC-6".
Sources:
The Straits Times 17 March 1982, p4
O Estado de S.Paulo 17 March 1982, p17
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2019 20:23 | TB | Added |
| 15-Apr-2019 13:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2021 19:41 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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