Drug Running

The following airframes were known or suspected to be guilty of drug running, drug smuggling, or drug trafficking during their civilian life.

N115RG, converted by R.G. Letourneau Inc., Longview, TX (the drilling company from New Orleans), discovered in 1975 in Brazil, found with drugs on board in 1975.

HK-1247P, of J. R. & L. Acosta C. H. Lizcano, found with drugs after crashing on takeoff at Bogota-El Dorado, Sept. 21, 1988.

N202PP, a former French Army Air 44-34568, 1955 of Purolator Products sold to Pakistan and a Mr. Anwar Khan, of Karachi, found to be drug trafficking in Karachi in 1985.

N240P, of Aircraft Holdings, Miami in 1976 and Earl Parks, Amarillo, (Texas) in 1976, was seized loaded with drugs, by the Sheriff TL Baker Co. Sheriffs Dept. Potter Amarillo January 10, 1977 after landing in strange circumstances, after an engine failure.

N2852G Impounded on the ramp at NAS New Orleans on 11 Sep 1981 during a fuel stop when drugs were found aboard.

N3035S Aircraft crashed during suspected smuggling operations.

N320, which belonged to Rik Luytjes in 1984, he disappeared suddenly in the 70's to reappear in Florida in 1981, Opa Locka, Florida, with the aircraft newly registered as N99426.

N4815E formerly of Tallmantz Aviation and Rose Diehl, Chino, found in South America with drugs and then resold to a museum.

N507WB Tradewinds Aircraft Supply, San Antonio, then Milt Stollak, Burbank, CA, found with drugs on board.

N60XX Occidental Chemical Corp., Los Angeles, became N60XY and made a trip to Beirut USA February 13, 1974 before being discovered full of drugs.

N600WB, which was used in France in the 10th Reconnaissance Technical Wing (USAFE) deToul-Rosiere AB, France in July 1952 and the 737th Maintenance Group (USAFE), Chateauroux AB, France, in March 1954, then sold to the Oklahoma Aircraft Corp, Yukon in 82, and seized by Travis Customs after carrying Marijuana March 17, 1983.

N6836D of Aircraft Associates, Long Beach, CA, was also suspected of trafficking, becoming N71Y and belonging to Jeremiah S. Boehmer, Grants Pass, OR

N61B was sold in Miami in 1984 and crashed during a smuggling operation.

N71Y - Impounded at Bogota-El Dorado AB for suspected drug smuggling, 1971-1995. Rotted to derelict state in open storage at Bogota.

N9682C was declared surplus in 1958 and became a air tanker, then resold and immediately seized by the DEA for trafficking. Today it flies at many air shows in the USA as Lady Liberty.