N990PA
Flight / Schedule
N990PA
Aircraft
Rockwell Sabreliner 60Registration
N990PA
MSN
306-114
Year of Manufacture
1976
Operator
Private AmericanDate
March 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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
Operator
Private AmericanFlight Type
Illegal (smuggling)
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Central America • Honduras
Aircraft Details
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