ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319161
| Date: | Friday 19 June 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American G-1159A Gulfstream III |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N516TR |
| MSN: | 252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8400 hours |
| Cycles: | 4293 flights |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Spey 511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | El Chico, Retalhuleu -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
A Gulfstream III jet was set afire after having landed near El Chico, Retalhuleu, Guatemala. The aircraft was likely used in illegal drug trafficking.
The registration of the aircraft was not visible on photos but the colour schema and type match that of N516TR. This aircraft was offered for sale recently and was last reported at Chetumal, Mexico (on 18 June) by Flightaware.
Sources:
diariodelsur.com.mx
elperiodico.com.gt
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