Narrative:
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air suffered a nose landing gear collapse after landing in a field near Brus Laguna, Honduras.
Authorities seized the cargo which consisted of 806 kg cocaine.
» www.elheraldo.hn
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Monday 20 July 2020 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N740P |
| MSN: | BB-1218 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 35 km (21.9 mls) SW of Brus Laguna ( Honduras)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air suffered a nose landing gear collapse after landing in a field near Brus Laguna, Honduras.
Authorities seized the cargo which consisted of 806 kg cocaine.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» mp.hn» www.elheraldo.hn
Photos
Video, social media
#ATIC traslada a #TGU cargamento de droga proveniente de Suramérica en avioneta interceptada en La Mosquitia https://t.co/ppctR70lIQ pic.twitter.com/eeIz1vAr8d
— Ministerio Público (@MP_Honduras) July 20, 2020
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