ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146608
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 03-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PT-OFH |
| C/n / msn: | 31T-7920034 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Olancho province -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
A small plane carrying 600 kg of cocaine crashed in Honduras Tuesday 3 July 2012, police said.
The pilot was killed and his copilot was injured when the aircraft crashed in Olancho province.
The plane bearing a Colombian flag was being pursued at the time by officers from Honduran Special Investigations Direction and the US Drug Enforcement Agency.
Sources:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsworld.php?id=677861
http://www.inewsone.com/2012/07/04/drug-laden-plane-crashes-in-honduras/139651
http://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-12003962.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2012 23:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jul-2012 23:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2012 01:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
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