Date:	Thursday 5 November 2009
Time:
Type:	Boeing 727-230F
Owner/operator:	Africa Air Assistance
Registration:	J5-GCU
MSN:	21619/1407
Year of manufacture:	1978
Engine model:	P&W JT8D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Other
Location:	Sinkrebaka -   Mali
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported that the wreckage of a burnt out Boeing 727 airplane was found on an illegal desert airstrip 200 km North of Gao, Mali. The airplane had arrived from Venezuela carrying a cargo of drugs. The airplane was set afire and burned out.

Maliweb.net
RFI
Three arrested over suspected Mali drugs plane (AFP, 23-11-2009)
The Guardian: US embassy cables: Three-week delay for Mali 'drug plane' crash investigation

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