HS 125 shot down?

[M-ONGO]

ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley DH-125-400A XB-MGM Buena vista del Meta, Apure (http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20131104-0)

There is a thread over on the military forum about this, but thought it needed to be here. Drug running perhaps?

1969 Hawker 400A-731 (XB-MGM) For Sale » Aircraft For Sale at AircraftSalesWorld.com (http://www.aircraftsalesworld.com/listing/4197/1969_Hawker_400A731_XBMGM_For_Sale.html)

[robbreid]

Govt. of Venezuela reports since May 2012 they have shot down 30 aircraft suspected of being involved in the drug trade.

This Hawker 125-731 (ex - 400A) delivered new in 1969 as N217F (ex G-AWPC/N217F/YV-825CP/N272B/N773AA/XB-MGM

Aircraft was registered to Jorge Salazar Ochoa on Oct 31 2013 with aircraft listed as based in Monterrey MMMX Mexico. So Mr. Ochoa had his jet for a whole 5 days!!

[screwballburling]

Suspected?!

".....shot down 30 aircraft suspected of being involved in the drug trade."

That is really scary.

[robbreid]

Here's Colombians being directed by Americans shooting down an aircraft so the plane can't make the boarder ... LiveLeak.com - Exclusive footage of aTucano T-27 shooting down Drug Cartel aircraft

[robbreid]

Seems in reading about this and photos - it appears??? the aircraft was attacked while on the ground.

Aircraft was reportedly attacked at 22:36 Nov 4 clandestine runway location; 06° 19’ 00’’ N/68° 36’ 45’W’, municipio Pedro Camejo, Edo. Apure.

Here are the two original photos that were taken at the scene.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYVpe_4IMAEcmEl.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYVoe1GIcAAuOCq.jpg:large

and what is reportedly the scene after clean up,

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BYaopnsIQAA1ad_.jpg

[Art Smass]

Wonder what happened to the port wing?

[ATC Watcher]

The report says :
The airplane was intercepted after illegally entering Venezuelan air space before forced it to land on a remote airstrip.
The occupants fled the scene before Venezuelan forces arrived. They reportedly discovered cocaine on board. The airplane was set afire and burned out.


So It was not "shot down" as the title says.

[M-ONGO]

So It was not "shot down" as the title says.

Well that was the initial speculation. Excuse me for the 'wrong title' nearly three months ago... :mad: