Hijacking
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 17 JUI 1960 |
| Tipo: | Vickers Viscount |
| Operador: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 52 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 56 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Kingston-Palisadoes International Airport (KIN) (Jamaica) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América |
The captain drew a gun and forced the copilot to divert to Jamaica where the captain claimed political asylum as a "refugee" from the Castro Government.
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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 Havana-José Martí International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 376 km (235 miles).
Distance from Havana-José Martí International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 376 km (235 miles).
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.
