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| Date: | Friday 25 June 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Monkey River area -
 Belize
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aero Commander 500 landed in a mangrove forest in the Monkey River area. The plane apparantly was transporting drugs. Upon arrival of Belizean law enforcement officers, the drugs had already been offloaded.
Sources:
https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/220551
https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2021/06/25/police-find-another-suspected-narco-plane-pilots-showed-exceptional-skill-landing-in-mangroves/
https://solquintanaroo.com/cae-narcoavion-en-belice/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 10:56 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2021 11:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 26-Jun-2021 11:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 26-Jun-2021 11:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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