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Crash of a Cessna 208A Caravan I near Pedernales: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 2008
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Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
2
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Pax on board:
2
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Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
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.