Narrative:
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.
» ensegundos.com.pa
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Sunday 19 April 2020 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-125-700A |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N700NW |
| MSN: | 257063/NA0246 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Las Cruces, Petén ( Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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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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#EXTRAOFICIAL ????????????? Identificada aeronave que impacto en Guatemala en la zona de Peten Despego de Toluca México con destino a Chetumal @Ejercito_GT @SEMAR_mx
— PatriotaCazador2021 (@PCazador2021) April 19, 2020
REG N700NW
Mode H25B
s/n 257063 https://t.co/0hmb46hzpG pic.twitter.com/b6SK5B8wAp
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