Incident Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229474
 
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Date:Friday 27 September 2019
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III
Owner/operator:private
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Machiques de Perijá, Zulia -   Venezuela
Phase: Standing
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A plane used for transporting drugs was tracked by law enforcement officers and was subsequently destroyed.

Sources:

https://albertonews.com/nacionales/lo-ultimo-destruyen-pista-y-narcoavioneta-en-machiques-estado-zulia-fotos/
https://quepasaenvenezuela.org/2019/09/28/destruyeron-pista-ilegal-e-inhabilitaron-avioneta-en-machiques/
https://twitter.com/cmdtecodai/status/1177661231924158464/photo/1

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Sep-2019 10:55 gerard57 Added
29-Sep-2019 11:00 gerard57 Updated [Source]
29-Sep-2019 11:04 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code]
01-Nov-2019 16:51 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Embed code]
26-Jan-2022 08:29 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities]

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