Hijacking
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 07 JAN 1969 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Avianca |
| Kennzeichen: | HK-1028 |
| Werknummer: | 3071 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 60 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Santiago Airport (SCU) (Kuba) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Riohacha-Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH/SKRH), Kolumbien |
| Maicao-La Mina Airport (MCJ/SKLM), Kolumbien | |
| Flugnummer: | 654 |
A Douglas DC-4 was hijacked by a male passenger, shortly after takeoff from Riohacha. He demanded to be taken to Cuba.
A refueling stop was made at Barranquilla before the plane continued to Santiago Airport (SCU), Cuba.
Informationsquelle:
» El Tiempo - 12 Mar 1969
» El Tiempo - 8 Jan 1969
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 Riohacha-Almirante Padilla Airport to Maicao-La Mina Airport as the crow flies is 57 km (36 miles).
Distance from Riohacha-Almirante Padilla Airport to Maicao-La Mina Airport as the crow flies is 57 km (36 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.
