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| Date: | Sunday 15 December 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A65 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | (N7608N) |
| MSN: | LC-305 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Izabal -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An abandoned Beechcraft A65 Queen Air, with almost washed off marks N7608N, was found by law enforcement. It had been used for transporting drugs. The plane was later set on fire by law enforcement officers.
Sources:
https://www.soy502.com/articulo/ejercito-detecta-cuatro-narco-avionetas-ultimas-horas-32419
https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2019/12/15/localizan-dos-avionetas-en-izabal-y-quiche/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7608N
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/b21a3e2c5ad4dc9368ce0c1c158fe8849056388f (photo)
Media:
2/2 Hallazgo en Playa Grande personas armadas y vecinos desarmados bloquearon el acceso al área de aterrizaje de la aeronave. Unidades militares del #EjércitoGT a la espera de las autoridades en ambos sitios de los hallazgos para que realicen los trámites legales correspondientes pic.twitter.com/03ibNdY6oK
— Ejército Guatemala (@Ejercito_GT) December 15, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2019 19:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Dec-2019 20:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Dec-2019 20:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 15-Dec-2019 21:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Dec-2019 07:09 | harro | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Dec-2019 06:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
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