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| Date: | Monday 10 April 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | unknown Cessna twin engine |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | (HP-1572) |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Mosquitia -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Venezuela |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The twin-engined aircraft, loaded with 600 kg cocaine, crashed after being followed by Honduran law enforcement agents. Both occupants died in the crash.
The plane carried a Panamanian registration but according to Panamanian authorities the registration is false.
Sources:
http://www.latribuna.hn/2017/04/10/avioneta-se-estrella-la-mosquitia-600-kilos-cocaina/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2017 17:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Apr-2017 18:03 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2017 06:10 | Ranicken | Updated [Country, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2017 06:10 | harro | Updated [Country, ] |
| 11-Apr-2017 10:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2017 18:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 17:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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