Narrative:
The aircraft reported to have landed field and was set on fire before being abandoned. The Guatemalan Army found a large pile of bags filled with narcotics in a hole near to where the aircraft landed.
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Sunday 26 July 2020 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A Gulfstream III |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N450BD |
| MSN: | 412 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 511-8 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near El Chal, Petén Department ( Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft reported to have landed field and was set on fire before being abandoned. The Guatemalan Army found a large pile of bags filled with narcotics in a hole near to where the aircraft landed.
Sources:
» soy502.comPhotos
Video, social media
GUATEMALA.#Petén | El Ejército de Guatemala reporta la localización de una aeronave en llamas a 14 kilómetros de El Chal, la cual se presume que trasladaba objetos ilícitos. pic.twitter.com/6uDr2EiYI5
— Óscar Peraza (@_OscarPeraza) July 26, 2020
This 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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