Narrative:
The wreckage of a Gulfstream III, was found in a pond in the Laguna del Tigre National Park in Guatemala, 7 km south of the border with Mexico. The aircraft had broke up and the wings were found resting inverted in the water with an extended main landing gear.
The flight had been seen to disappear from radar screens of the Guatemalan Air Force on October 29. A search operation was launched and the wreckage was found on November 2.
There is a suspicion of an illegal flight, involved in transporting drugs.
The identity was reported as N461AR, which was last tracked by Flightaware on October 28, 2020 in southern Mexico.
The colors visible on photos from the wreck match the dark grey colour scheme of N461AR.
» publinews.gt
» elheraldo.hn
» Facebook Group Gulfstream Country
» aircraft.com
| Status: | Little or no information is available |
| Date: | Thursday 29 October 2020 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American G-1159A Gulfstream III |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N461AR ? |
| MSN: | 384 |
| First flight: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10920 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 511-8 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Laguna del Tigre ( Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The wreckage of a Gulfstream III, was found in a pond in the Laguna del Tigre National Park in Guatemala, 7 km south of the border with Mexico. The aircraft had broke up and the wings were found resting inverted in the water with an extended main landing gear.
The flight had been seen to disappear from radar screens of the Guatemalan Air Force on October 29. A search operation was launched and the wreckage was found on November 2.
There is a suspicion of an illegal flight, involved in transporting drugs.
The identity was reported as N461AR, which was last tracked by Flightaware on October 28, 2020 in southern Mexico.
The colors visible on photos from the wreck match the dark grey colour scheme of N461AR.
Sources:
» lahora.gt» publinews.gt
» elheraldo.hn
» Facebook Group Gulfstream Country
» aircraft.com
Photos
Video, social media
Coronel Rubén Téllez, vocero del Mindef, informó que la avioneta encontrada en aguas de la Laguna del Tigre corresponde a una traza que se le dio seguimiento desde el jueves de la semana pasada, fue posible localizarla hasta este lunes. pic.twitter.com/sW4hrSxZAF
— Diario La Hora (@lahoragt) November 3, 2020
#AHORA
— PublinewsGT (@PublinewsGT) November 3, 2020
El Ministerio de la Defensa confirma la localización de dos cadáveres que estaban flotando a inmediaciones del lugar donde, ayer, fue ubicada una avioneta en el parque Laguna del Tigre, Petén. Vía: @kmarroquin_eu pic.twitter.com/DGFbfD3xVf
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