Status: | Little or no information is available |
Date: | Sunday 27 October 2019 |
Type: | Gulfstream American G-1159 Gulfstream II SP |
Operator: | private |
Registration: | (N530GA) |
MSN: | 247 |
First flight: | 1979 |
Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 511 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Vista Hermosa, Ixcán ( Guatemala)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Gulfstream II jet was observed illegally entering Guatemalan airspace. The aircraft landed on a strip close to the Mexican border. Cargo was offloaded and armed men set the aircraft on fire before the Guatemalan Army arrived.
The aircraft was presumed to have been carrying narcotics.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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prensalibre.com»
soy502.com
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accident date:
27-10-2019type: Gulfstream III
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.