ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165766
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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | CP-1800 |
| MSN: | 20606242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Pichis Palcazu -
 Peru
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Pichis Palcazu | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane landed at an illegal airstrip while it was used for drugs smuggling.
There was a shoot out with Peruvian security forces in which the pilot died.
They seized 300 kilos of cocaine, which had apparently already been stowed away and was ready for takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/hunting-drug-planes-in-perus-jungles/
https://issuu.com/compae/docs/dgac-avionetas_incautadas_por_narco
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2014 18:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jun-2021 12:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2021 08:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
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