Cessna 340 crash, Aug 9, 2023, Tapachula
Cessna 340 accident on August 9, 2023 near Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Illegal smuggling flight, no cause stated..
- Date: August 9, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Illegal smuggling flight, no cause stated.
A Cessna 340 that entered Mexican airspace without authorization made a belly landing on a remote airstrip west of Tapachula and hit palm trees. No one was found at the site, but police found about 462 kilograms of cocaine.