Narrative:
Guatemalan military forces detected four aircraft illegally entering the country's airspace. One of these aircraft was later located on an illegal airstrip in Quiché. The corporate jet was destroyed by fire.
The aircraft had likely been used for the trafficking of narcotics and subsequently set afire. The registration on the tail fin was partially washed out and read "XB-BZH" or similar.
The aircraft likely involved was msn 164, last officially registered as XB-BBO.
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Sunday 15 December 2019 |
| Type: |  Grumman American G-1159 Gulfstream IISP |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | (XB-BZH) |
| MSN: | 164 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| 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: | Quiché ( Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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Guatemalan military forces detected four aircraft illegally entering the country's airspace. One of these aircraft was later located on an illegal airstrip in Quiché. The corporate jet was destroyed by fire.
The aircraft had likely been used for the trafficking of narcotics and subsequently set afire. The registration on the tail fin was partially washed out and read "XB-BZH" or similar.
The aircraft likely involved was msn 164, last officially registered as XB-BBO.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» soy502.comPhotos
Video, social media
Personal de la Subdirección General de Análisis de Información Antinarcótica, #SGAIA, ha incursionado en aldea Nueva Máquina, Playa Grande, Ixcán, Quiché, donde se localiza una avioneta calcinada con matrícula XB8ZH. Se ha coordinado al MP para las diligencias respectivas. pic.twitter.com/fWSHsmQ6BP
— PNC Guatemala (@PNCdeGuatemala) December 15, 2019
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