ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207137
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 2018 |
| Time: | 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | PR-EBF |
| MSN: | 34-7670218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Nova Fernandopolis, Mato Grosso -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Bolivia |
| Unknown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An A-29 Super Tucano fighter of the Brazilian Air Force intercepted an airplane that was doing an illegal flight and was carrying more than 500 kg of drugs. The pilot of the plane was forced to land in a field on a farm. The pilot of the intercepted airplane fled before the arrival of the police of the Federal Police.
Sources:
https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/aviao-com-500-kg-de-cocaina-interceptado-pela-fab-em-mato-grosso-22462045
https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2018/03/06/fab-intercepta-aviao-com-mais-de-meia-tonelada-de-cocaina-no-mt.htm
http://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20180306/interceptan-brasil-nave-boliviana-media-tonelada-droga
http://www.aviationanalysis.net/2018/03/brazilian-air-force-super-tucano-intercept-piper.html
Media:
Um avião com mais de 500 quilos de cocaína que decolou da Bolívia foi interceptado pela Força Aérea Brasileira na área rural de Nova Fernandópolis, em Mato Grosso. Não foi informado qual era o destino da cocaína nem qual o procedimento tomado com o piloto da aeronave. 📸FAB pic.twitter.com/pID0ne1wAc
— reporterbrasil (@reporterbrasil) 7 mars 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 08:36 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 08:37 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2018 15:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 07-Mar-2018 17:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Mar-2018 07:03 | cleberjc | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2018 07:03 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Destination airport] |
| 29-Oct-2019 16:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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