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| Date: | Saturday 10 May 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | I-GRMP |
| MSN: | 32R-7885243 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Beach at Divjake, Lushnje district, Fier -
 Albania
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Kerkyra-I. Kapodistrias Airport (CFU/LGKR) |
| Tirana-Rinas Airport (TIA/LATI) | |
| Investigating agency: | AKISA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft, a Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II, on an apparent drug trafficking operation, experienced the collapse of the left main and nose landing gear upon landing on the beach west of Divjake in the Lushnje district of Fier county, about fifty miles southwest of Tirana. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
A shipment of 460 kilos of cannabis was subsequently seized by the Albanian police.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11253113
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/drug-suspects-plane-crash-lands-in-albania-561212
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7499889&nseq=9
https://akisa.gov.al/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Aircraft-accident-in-Divjaka-EN-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2014 23:48 | Geno | Added |
| 11-May-2014 06:42 | ridgerunner | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 11-May-2014 14:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-May-2014 23:40 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2014 19:31 | Anon. | Updated [Date, ] |
| 21-Jan-2016 12:36 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2025 13:27 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 05-May-2025 13:29 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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