ASN Aircraft accident Bristol 175 Britannia 318 registration unknown Miami International Airport, FL (MIA)
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Date:Tuesday 5 July 1960
Type:Silhouette image of generic brtn model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Bristol 175 Britannia 318
Operator:Cubana de Aviación
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain
Destination airport:Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba
Narrative:
Two co-pilots seized control of the plane and forced the pilot at gunpoint to fly to Miami.



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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 7410 km (4631 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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