N987SA

On September 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM, N987SA experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GII, operated by Donna Blue Aircraft, with the event recorded near Tixkokob Yucatán.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing an illegal flight from Colombia to the United States via Cancún, Mexico. While cruising over Mexico, the crew was tracked by a Mexican Air Force's Embraer EMB-145. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located near Tixkokob. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and both pilot were arrested few minutes later. A total of 3.3 tons of cocaine was found on board the airplane, 132 bags of 25 kilos each.

Aircraft reference details include registration N987SA, MSN 172, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.9756°, -89.3489°.