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| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N590SA |
| MSN: | LJ-401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Retalhuleu -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A crashed and abandoned plane was found in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. It had been used for transporting drugs.
The aircraft carried falsified registration marks N450JG. The original registration was cancelled by the FAA on 6 October 2020 as "exported to Mexico".
Sources:
https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/justicia/ejercito-resguarda-avioneta-hallada-en-retalhuleu-a-la-espera-de-agentes-antinarcoticos/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=590SA
Media:
El Ejército de Guatemala informa que en horas de la mañana de este miércoles localizaron una aeronave abandonada en La Barrita, Retalhuleu. https://t.co/qpiDukiLuS pic.twitter.com/GxGPNDxjTC
— elPeriódico (@el_Periodico) October 14, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2020 20:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Oct-2020 20:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2020 20:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2020 20:32 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 17-Oct-2020 14:56 | stephenrudge | Updated [Registration, Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 17-Oct-2020 14:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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