Narrative:
A Learjet 25D was destroyed on the ground by Venezuelan military forces. The airplane had reportedly departed Belém, Brazil without a flight plane and with the transponder turned off.
The Venezuelan armed forces forced the Learjet to land on suspicion the aircraft was being used for "illicit activities," possibly involving drugs smuggling. The airplane was destroyed on the ground.
» Força Aérea Brasileira
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Thursday 10 April 2014 |
| Type: |  Learjet 25D |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | PT-OHD |
| MSN: | 25-296 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | within Venezuela ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Belém/Val-de-Cans-Julio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport , PA (BEL/SBBE), Brazil |
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A Learjet 25D was destroyed on the ground by Venezuelan military forces. The airplane had reportedly departed Belém, Brazil without a flight plane and with the transponder turned off.
The Venezuelan armed forces forced the Learjet to land on suspicion the aircraft was being used for "illicit activities," possibly involving drugs smuggling. The airplane was destroyed on the ground.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» CBN» Força Aérea Brasileira
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Video, social media
Defensa Aerea intercepta e inutiliza aeronave Learjet 25 matrícula PT-OHD origen Brasil pic.twitter.com/xzPrCSirdZ
— AereoMeteo (@AereoMeteo) April 11, 2014This 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.
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