ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142187
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| Date: | 28-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | unknown airplane, small |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Loma de la Jaiba, 155 miles (250 kilometers) west of Santo Domingo -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say human remains and drug paraphernalia have been found in the wreckage of a small plane found in a remote southwestern area.
The wrecked aircraft was found at 28 january, but crashed several days before 24 january 2012.
A recent forensic report speaks of two pilots that were killed. According to the same report the plane was carrying cocaine and therefore used for an illegal drug smuggling operation.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/suspected-drug-plane-crashes-in-dominican-republic-human-remains-found-in-wreckage/2012/01/30/gIQAIlFHdQ_story.html?noredirect=on
https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/1/24/Search-is-on-for-alleged-drug-plane-crashed-in-rugged-mountains/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 23:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Jan-2012 01:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2012 01:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 15:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 17:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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