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| Date: | Monday 8 August 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 210 Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown/Illegal Operation |
| Registration: | N***45 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Amazonas State -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 210 Centurionwas located by FANB hidden in a gallery forest next to a clandestine airstrip in the Amazonas State of Venezuela. The aircraft was believed to have been utilized in drug smuggling operations and subsequentially destroyed, allegedly marking the 23rd aircraft Venezuela has neutralized this year.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/dhernandezlarez/status/1556590506242605058
Media:
#Venezuela🇻🇪 - 08Aug2022
— Narco Aircraft (@_bobsuruncle_) August 8, 2022
Venezuela's Strategic Operational Commander of the #FANB reported via Twitter the military found a Cessna hidden in a gallery forest next to a clandestine airstrip in the Amazonas State.https://t.co/QJsHmkbxPt pic.twitter.com/LO6aFrzpCD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2022 19:35 | bobsuruncle | Added |
| 10-Aug-2022 19:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Aug-2022 20:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative, ] |
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