Illegal (smuggling)

While cruising in bad weather conditions, the crew apparently lost his orientation and decided to divert to Útila Airport. On approach, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a dense wooded area. A pilot was killed while both other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. A load of 1,500 kilos of cocaine was found in the cabine.

While flying at low height in the early morning, the single engine airplane collided with a tree and impacted terrain near Pedernales, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. Among the debris, a load of 97 kg of cocaine was found, some of this quantity was destroyed by crash fire.

The crew was performing an illegal flight from Colombia to Mexico with one ton of cocaine on board. While flying over the State of El Petén in Guatemala, the pilot informed ATC about technical problem and was cleared to divert to Santa Elena-Munda Maya Airport. On approach, the twin engine aircraft crashed in an open field located 30 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. Guatemaltecan Authorities confirmed that at the time of the accident, the aircraft was registered YV-1568 which was a false registration; the real one was XB-JVV.

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.

En route from Mramornoye, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Dostuk and came to rest, bursting into flames. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed. The crew was supposed to complete a crop spraying flight while the real mission was illegal.

The twin engine aircraft departed La Venturosa Airport on an illegal flight to Venezuela. It crashed in unknown circumstances about 145 km west-northwest of Puerto Ayacucho. There were no casualties.

The aircraft departed Valencia-Arturo Michelana Airport at 2103LT on a flight to Barinas, southwest Venezuela. The flight plan was filed at FL220 and should take 35 minutes. En route, the crew reported all OK on board when the aircraft disappeared from radar screens. SAR did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew who was considered as deceased. In august 2008, an unconfirmed report mentioned that the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near El Petén, Guatemala. It seems that aircraft was stolen and the flight was illegal (drug smuggling flight). Due to circumstances, all hypothesis remains still open.

The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Cuchilla La Marimonda. The wreckage was found nine days later, on February 12, in a mountainous area. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. A load of 600 kilos of cocaine was found among the debris.

Crashed near Villa el Carmen following apparent technical problems while completing a smuggling flight.

The twin engine aircraft was completing an illegal flight from Colombia to the US with three people on board. While flying at low height, it collided with trees and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain near El Gallito. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. On scene were found one ton of cocaine in several boxes, large sums of money and guns. The registration N572L was probably a false one.