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| Date: | Sunday 3 April 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo C |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown/Illegal Operation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cobán, Alta Verapaz -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Guatemalan Army located a crashed aircraft in Cobán, Alta Verapaz, after it flew into the country illegally, presumably to conduct drug trafficking.
The aircraft carried the false registration marks "PT-ECU".
Sources:
https://elperiodico.com.gt/lo-mas-importante-de-hoy/2022/04/03/encuentran-dos-aeronaves-que-ingresaron-ilegalmente/
Media:
Unidades del #EjércitoGT localizaron aeronave que aterrizó esta madrugada en Cobán, #AltaVerapaz. Soldados realizan operaciones de búsqueda y rastreo de posibles ilícitos. Se ampliará pic.twitter.com/9cB3Ywkq9y
— Ejército Guatemala (@Ejercito_GT) April 3, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2022 19:26 | bobsuruncle | Added |
| 03-Apr-2022 19:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2022 01:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
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