Accident Piper PA-31 Navajo C ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277063
 
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Date:Sunday 3 April 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31 Navajo C
Owner/operator:Unknown/Illegal Operation
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Cobán, Alta Verapaz -   Guatemala
Phase: Landing
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Guatemalan Army located a crashed aircraft in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, after it flew into the country illegally, presumably to conduct drug trafficking.
The aircraft carried the false registration marks "PT-ECU".

Sources:

https://elperiodico.com.gt/lo-mas-importante-de-hoy/2022/04/03/encuentran-dos-aeronaves-que-ingresaron-ilegalmente/

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Apr-2022 19:26 bobsuruncle Added
03-Apr-2022 19:27 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Embed code, Narrative]
04-Apr-2022 01:08 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative]

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