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| Date: | Sunday 23 November 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | XB-NQJ |
| MSN: | 21063107 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kamarata, Gran Sabana, Bolívar -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Paraguay |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion illegally entering Venezuelan airspace and transporting drugs was intercepted by the Venezuelan AF and forced to land in Kamarata, Gran Sabana, Bolívar.
Both pilots were arrested by law enforcement officers who subsequently set the Cessna alight to destroy it.
Sources:
https://www.radiolavozdelnorte.com/2025/11/venezuela-intercepta-una-avioneta-que.html
https://radioondapopular.com/venezuela-detiene-a-pilotos-y-destruye-avioneta-incursora-desde-guyana-en-flagrante-invasion-aerea/
History of this aircraft
Ex N85S Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 August 2012 | N85S | Private | 0 | Boulder Municipal Airport, CO (WBU/KBDU) |  |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Media:
Venezuela: The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) detained a Colombian and the Venezuelan pilot after they made an emergency landing with a Cessna 210 aircraft, bearing the registration XB-NQJ, in the indigenous community of Kamarata, Bolívar state.
— Crime Intel (@WorldCrimeIntel) November 23, 2025
The aircraft had no… pic.twitter.com/rF4YLGaTYL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2025 07:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Nov-2025 08:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Nov-2025 09:53 | RDV | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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