ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349686
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 2024 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elim, near Goshen, St Elizabeth -
 Jamaica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Venezuela |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A burnt Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II was found by Jamaican law enforcement officers in Elim, near Goshen, St Elizabeth.
No trace of the occupants or pilot of the plane was found by Jamaican law enforcement officers.
There is a suspicion that the airplane was used for transporting drugs and was later set on fire.
Sources:
https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/massive-probe-plane-crashes-st-elizabeth-689400
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/airplane-crashes-in-st-elizabeth/
https://our.today/police-open-probe-mysterious-st-elizabeth-plane-crash/
https://caribdaily.news/article/879456ad-f7ff-416a-bda0-504cd80fb6cd
https://nationwideradiojm.com/narco-hot-spot-crashed-plane-in-braes-river-originated-in-venezuela/
Media:
The police and other emergency authorities are responding to last night's plane crash in the community of Elim near Goshen in St Elizabeth. The police say most details are unclear, including the status of the pilot and anyone else on board. More information to come. #GLNRToday pic.twitter.com/r6NFyvblaQ
— Jamaica Gleaner (@JamaicaGleaner) January 6, 2024
Nationwide News understands that a botched landing in a swamp was the cause of Friday night’s plane crash in Braes River, St. Elizabeth.
— Nationwide90FM (@NationwideRadio) January 6, 2024
It’s understood the occupants of the aircraft attempted to land on a make shift runway located in a remote area of the community.
The pilot… pic.twitter.com/ogYr0mb4zy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2024 19:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2024 19:48 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2024 22:02 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Jan-2024 22:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2024 22:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Jan-2024 07:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2024 07:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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