N990PA

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated and uninhabited area located about 14 km east of Bajamar, Honduras. The airplane was engaged in an illegal mission (drug smuggling flight) as a pack of cocaine and a gun were found in the wreckage. The crew disappeared and was not recovered.

Flight / Schedule

N990PA

Registration

N990PA

MSN

306-114

Year of Manufacture

1976

Date

March 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Illegal (smuggling)

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Bajamar Cortés

Region

Central America • Honduras

Coordinates

15.8885°, -87.8535°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On March 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM, N990PA experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 60, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Bajamar Cortés.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated and uninhabited area located about 14 km east of Bajamar, Honduras. The airplane was engaged in an illegal mission (drug smuggling flight) as a pack of cocaine and a gun were found in the wreckage. The crew disappeared and was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N990PA, MSN 306-114, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 15.8885°, -87.8535°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated and uninhabited area located about 14 km east of Bajamar, Honduras. The airplane was engaged in an illegal mission (drug smuggling flight) as a pack of cocaine and a gun were found in the wreckage. The crew disappeared and was not recovered.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Illegal (smuggling)

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Central America • Honduras

Aircraft Details

Registration

N990PA

MSN

306-114

Year of Manufacture

1976