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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1987 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | TI-AHG |
| MSN: | 28277 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | San Juan del Norte -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Ceiba, Honduras (08:00) |
| San Jose, Costa Rica (12:03) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fired at by AK-47 after violating Nicaraguan airspace. Force-landed on beach due to fuel leak. US pilot James Jordan Denby (57) arrested and released 23 January 1988. Airplane, built 1955, current as N1073Y.
Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-09/news/mn-18495_1_contras
http://www.skywar.ru/contras.html
La Nación 7 December 1987, p10A/8 December 1987, p10A/10 December 1987, p10A/12 December 1987, p10A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2013 13:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Oct-2017 20:30 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2017 18:59 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2017 12:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2017 13:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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