Canadair CL-601 Challenger crash, Jan 29, 2015 (3 killed)
Canadair CL-601 Challenger accident on January 29, 2015 near Aruba, Aruba with 3 fatalities. Cause: Venezuelan government statement (Defence Minister...
- Date: January 29, 2015
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-601 Challenger
- Location: Aruba, Aruba
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Venezuelan government statement (Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino): the aircraft ignored communications and was shot down; no independent investigation finding was located.
On 29 January 2015 a Canadair Challenger 601 (N214FW) with three people aboard, suspected of an illegal drug flight, failed to respond to air traffic control while flying north of Punto Fijo. A Venezuelan Air Force fighter intercepted and shot it down, and the jet crashed into the Caribbean Sea off Aruba. All three occupants were killed, and more than 400 boxes of cocaine were later found at the site.