ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73402
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1978 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Hunting Percival Pembroke C51 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N51951 |
| MSN: | P66/0020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sylvester, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Colombia |
| Valdosta, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Overshot and collided with ditches during landing. The aircraft was destroyed by fire after impact. The aircraft carried approximately 2000 lbs of marijuana.
According to book "Trafficking" this aircraft was returning to USA with marijuana from Colombia. The destination was Valdosta, GA. Ground crew failed to light the runway, forcing pilot Jim Cooper to divert to Sylvester where they skidded off the runway. The crew deliberately burnt the aircraft to destroy evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=40601&key=0
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1135418/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2010 00:52 | TB | Added |
| 22-Apr-2012 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2012 11:48 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2012 11:55 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Nov-2019 15:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 19:51 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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