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| Date: | Friday 21 August 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PP-EIJ |
| MSN: | 121-094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Andres, Peten -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A burnt plane was found by Guatemalan law enforcement officers. It had been used for transporting drugs.
The aircraft wore false US marks and was official cancelled as WFU.
Sources:
https://republica.gt/2020/08/21/ejercito-halla-otra-narcoavioneta-en-san-andres-peten/
https://www.soy502.com/articulo/ejercito-localiza-ilicitos-avioneta-incinerada-peten-32419
https://www.tn23.tv/2020/08/21/localizan-aeronave-y-paquetes-con-supuesta-droga-en-san-andres-peten/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/72524_1299850639.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2020 05:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Aug-2020 05:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2020 06:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2020 06:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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