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| Date: | Saturday 3 January 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | unknown airplane, light |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | XB... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Tisure moor of Parque Sierra Nevada, Mérida State -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Human remains as well as cocaine were found together with debris of a plane in the Parque Sierra Nevada by Venezuelan authorities on 3 January 2015.
The date of the crash and the registration of the plane is unknown.
It is presumed that the crash of the plane took place a few days before the debris was localized.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/vladimirpadrino
https://diariolavoz.net/2015/01/04/localizan-89-panelas-de-cocaina-en-avioneta-siniestrada-en-merida-fotos/
http://www.2001.com.ve/en-la-calle/consiguen-89-panelas-de-cocaina-en-avioneta-siniestrada-en-merida-.html
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/150106/narco-plane-crashes-in-southwest-venezuela
Media:
La GNB localiza 89 PANELAS de COCAINA en una avioneta siniestrada en el Sector Tisure Parque Sierra Nevada. MÉRIDA pic.twitter.com/Ge43IMCCaS
— CANDANGANOTICIA (@candangaNoticia) January 4, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2015 08:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Jan-2015 08:39 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 05-Jan-2015 09:37 | gerard57 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2015 13:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 20:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 20:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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