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shari
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Cessna stolen from Asuncion...it's a sad day.
I am so sorry to report that a Cessna 210 was stolen in the wee hours this morning. We were surprised to arrive at the strip and find the plane gone
and so sorry for our amigos. They dealt with it very well understanding there was nothing they could have done differently. I'm real gad we didnt hire
somebody to guard the plane or things may have been even sadder.
The culprits came well equiped to steal the plane and flew south extremely low over the coast under the radar before dawn. I guess the only way to fly
into these parts safely is to keep the plane in Guerrero Negro where the military guard the strip. It's been a very long, sad day.
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mulegemichael
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so sorry to hear this, shari...hopefully, someone will catch those dirt bags...but the odds aren't good, as we know
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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shari
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they figure it's the same group who stole the hospital plane which they found in Chihuaha...dang.
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Stickers
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This is really getting hopeless - 
Light aircraft are what opened up Baja for early travelers (before the road was in) and it"s a real shame it has come this this
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
flew south extremely low over the coast under the radar before dawn. |
Shari, are you speaking about the coastal radar operated by the co-op and used to protect its fishing grounds?
This would suggest local collusion.
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noproblemo2
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Maybe these small planes need to have some sort of device rigged to blow if the pilot/owner himself is not the one starting it. Would get rid of a few
bad guys...
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Hook
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How long was the plane actually on the ground in Asuncion? How long had they been there before it was stolen?
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steekers
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please more detail
Hello Shari:
Can you please post any pics of the plane and any other details as discovered that morning. Whats the N number?
What AOE did they come from (Ensenada, San Felipe, etc.)?
Thank you.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
Local Collusion? How would the coperativas radar determine if the plane was stolen in the first place? |
If they avoided the radar that would mean prior knowledge of its existence, no?
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Iflyfish
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Grrrrrr!!!!!
A sad day indeed. I hope that the owners are doing ok. There has to be some way of preventing this!!!!????? Some way to keep the plane from being
started with out the owner's involvement. Grrrr.
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Russ
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For those as ignorant as I am I googled the plane:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_210
My first thought is that the bad guys have access to pilots flight plan info. Very sad! I would also think that the local police would not want to
confront these guys.
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wessongroup
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take one wheel off... as i would guess this guys know how to take care of most anti-theft devices.. no different than a car.. unless they are carrying
a spare wheel for a cessna 210
i have had my car stolen, it was a shock.. was looking at my parking ticket at the lax parking lot at 11:30 pm after getting in.. it took me a few
minutes to really understand that.. no, you aren't lost, you did park your car here... and it's no longer here.. lucky it was a company car.. never
found.. was a new ford explorer in 1990.
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k-rico
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How long was the plane there? The reason I'm asking is I'm wondering if there are pilots sitting around with nothing to do looking for planes to
steal.
Where do these thieving pilots come from?
Local crop dusters?
How did they know the plane was there?
Local participation?
Look for a local who seems to have struck it rich.
[Edited on 12-21-2009 by k-rico]
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wessongroup
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ahhhhhh, i'm looking for a plane.. light plane that could land at "strips".. a plane where the owner will just leave it setting there with no security
and will most likely not be thinking about someone stealing it... now who has the money to fly that kind of plan to mexico to go fishing.... and i'm
not a pro.. doing this for a living.. we are targets for those who need what we have, take it from there... just sprinkle some imagination ..
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k-rico
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Well it's a good bet the plane is going to be used by narcos and they paid the thief, but how did they know the plane was there? A phone call from a
local?
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abreojos
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For someone to be in a remote place, like Asuncion with very little air traffic, at the right time to steal the drug runners plane of choice (Cessna
210), there had to be someone tipping them off it be there or was there. If you want to catch a rat set a rat trap....
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Loretana
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
How long was the plane there? The reason I'm asking is I'm wondering if there are pilots sitting around with nothing to do looking for planes to
steal.
Where do these thieving pilots come from?
Local crop dusters?
How did they know the plane was there?
Local participation?
Look for a local who seems to have struck it rich.
Edited on 12-21-2009 by k-rico] |
Lets get serious here. The guys who stole that Cessna were after a STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft that can be used on clandestine
airstrips for drug smuggling. The 210 was probably pressurized (a "P" model) and is highly desired
for long range smuggling operations as they can fly at a higher altitude, longer, safer and faster.
Someone there tipped off the thieves as soon as that Cessna hit the ground.
This is not some local, but an organized criminal group who knows what they are looking for and have the means and motive to execute these thefts. As
sad day, indeed.
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."
-Nikola Tesla
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wessongroup
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all they would have to do is read what is posted right here to get: 40 ft motor homes, and the rest... we all give away a lot of info (intel as they
call it today) about who we are, where we stay, when we are going to be there and (where that is) and much more.. again, not a pro, but would say we
are easy pickings for the folks that work for a living
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BajaGringo
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Wow,really sorry to hear about that Shari.
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k-rico
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I know it's probably narcos.
"Someone there tipped off the thieves as soon as that Cessna hit the ground."
That's what I'm getting at. There aren't many people in Asuncion. That "someone" shouldn't be hard to find.
How long was it on the ground? It would probably take hours to bring the closest pilot in, there just aren't that many people who know how to steal an
airplane.
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