Last updated: 25 October 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 9 August 2021 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American G-1159A Gulfstream III |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | XB-OZA |
| MSN: | 319 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 511-8 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within Jesús María Semprún ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A Gulfstream III was destroyed after having been set on fire on an illegal airstrip within the Jesús María Semprún municipality in western Venezuela, close to the Colombian border.
The aircraft had likely been used to transport narcotics.
It is unclear if the aircraft was set on fire by criminals or by the Venezuelan forces.
Photos
Video, social media
Con sus métodos insidiosos, bajo la mirada complaciente del imperio consumista del norte, los grupos terroristas armados narcotraficantes colombianos continúan intentando a diario violar el espacio libre y soberano de la patria de Bolívar y Chávez ¡Seguirán siendo neutralizados! pic.twitter.com/F7pfV9plUa
— GJ. Domingo Hernández Lárez (@dhernandezlarez) August 11, 2021
#Entérate ???????????Otro osado narcojet que intento violar nuestro espacio aéreo quedó abatido aquí no hay tregua con el narcotráfico @CODAI_FANB pic.twitter.com/i2m0d8VrxV
— PatriotaCazador (@PCazador2021) August 10, 2021
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
