Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 27 MAR 1966 |
| Type: | Ilyushin 18B |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | CU-T831 |
| C/n / msn: | 182005202 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location (Cuba) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU/MUCU), Cuba |
| Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
Hijacker was the flight engineer. One hijacker demanded to be taken to the USA. Duration of the hijacking: less than one day.
Sources:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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Map
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 Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 754 km (471 miles).
Distance from Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 754 km (471 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.
