ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247106
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 2021 |
| Time: | c. 01:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | PT-IGR |
| MSN: | 31-835 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | La Mosquitia, Gracias a Dios -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A burning wreckage of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B was found by Honduran law enforcement officers. It likely had been used for transporting drugs. The plane crashed after it was chased by a helicopter of the Honduran Air Force.
One person was arrested 60 meters from the plane.
Sources:
https://www.laprensa.hn/fotogalerias/1438514-411/narcoavioneta-estrella-honduras-helicoptero-enfrentamiento-?i=3
https://confidencialhn.com/aseguran-supuesta-narco-avioneta-en-la-mosquitia/
https://www.latribuna.hn/2021/01/26/aseguran-una-supuesta-narcoavioneta-y-capturan-a-un-hombre-en-la-mosquitia/
https://noticiasenlamira.com/lm360/avioneta-vinculada-narcotrafico-se-estrella-honduras/
https://sistemas.anac.gov.br/aeronaves/cons_rab_resposta.asp?textMarca=PTIGR&selectHabilitacao=&selectIcao=&selectModelo=&selectFabricante=&textNumeroSerie=
http://www.jakafotografia.com.br/admin/upload/1334316498PT-IGR_21FEB12_LOGO.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2021 19:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jan-2021 19:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source] |
| 27-Jan-2021 06:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 06:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2021 07:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 27-Jan-2021 07:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Jan-2021 07:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 27-Jan-2021 07:47 | harro | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 27-Jan-2021 07:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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