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| Date: | Sunday 13 September 2020 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PR-FMJ |
| MSN: | 172-71282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Issano, Region 7 -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Brazil |
| Suriname | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot performed an emergency landing as the plane developed technical problems. The pilot was conducting an illegal flight. One of the three occupants sustained minor injuries.
The Cessna plane was accompanying a Beechcraft Baron plane that crashed. The pilot of the Beechcraft plane died in the crash. That plane was transporting drugs.
Sources:
https://www.guyanastandard.com/2020/09/14/illegal-plane-crew-discovered-at-issano-another-aircraft-apparently-crashed-in-jungle/
http://www.laverdad.com/sucesos/171598-detienen-en-sospechoso-aterrizaje-a-un-venezolano-y-dos-brasilenos.html
https://realfmgy.com/2020/09/14/three-foreign-nationals-in-police-custody-after-illegal-aircraft-discovered-in-region-7/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2020 05:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Sep-2020 05:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2020 05:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2020 06:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2022 20:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
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