Incident Beechcraft F33A Bonanza N7240U,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165475
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 April 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft F33A Bonanza
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7240U
MSN: CE1118
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Southeastern Angola, Cunene province -   Angola
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Angola
Destination airport:Botswana
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down under suspicion of a spying mission for South Africa.

Sources:

http://articles.philly.com/1987-04-28/news/26195014_1_spy-charges-angop-civilian-pilot
https://apnews.com/19954ba359ac509ad47073868e3ffe3f
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7240U%20

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2014 19:51 gerard57 Added
07-Jan-2019 15:42 Cobar Updated [Cn, Source]

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