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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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10MAY2009 at 0200LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Registration
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YV1467
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Location
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Utila
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Metropolitano - Carora
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Construction number
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?
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Year of manufacture
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?
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Crew on board
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3
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Pax on board
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0
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Crew fatalities
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1
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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1
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Circumstances
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The aircraft was performing an illegal flight with 1,500 kg of cocaine on board. While flying in low visibility due to bad weather conditions and night, the crew elected to divert to Utila airport. On descent, both engines quite and the aircraft crashed in a wooded area. One crew member was killed. |
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