ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233393
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| Date: | Thursday 27 February 2020 |
| Time: | 04:05 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream IITT |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Guaranty Corporation Trustee |
| Registration: | N311BD |
| MSN: | 236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Sibun Forest Reserve airstrip, about 5 miles north of Gales Point -
 Belize
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sibun Forest Reserve airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream IITT landed at a 5,000 feet airstrip in Sibun Forest Reserve, about 5 miles north of Gales Point.
Authorities discovered that the aircaft contained 69 bales of cocaine. A pilot was captured.
The rgistration number of the aircraft was covered.
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200228180633/https://www.reporter.bz/2020/02/27/another-mystery-plane-landed-in-northern-belize-in-the-wee-hours/
https://ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/540823/re-narcojet-lands-on-coastal-road.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=R6iMPhOJZGo&feature=emb_logo
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/9/3/4390395.jpg?v=v408a8822b92 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 2024 | V3-GRS | Belize Aviation Engineering Company LTD | 0 | Catatumbo, Zulia |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2020 03:22 | RobertMB | Added |
| 01-Mar-2020 03:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Mar-2020 03:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2020 09:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 22-Jan-2024 08:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2024 07:58 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
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