Hijacking description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 05 FEB 1969 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54G-1-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | SAM Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1065 |
| C/n / msn: | 35943 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Santiago Airport (SCU) (Cuba) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
| Cartagena Airport (CTG/SKCG), Colombia | |
| Flightnumber: | 601 |
SAM Colombia flight 601 was hijacked by a male passenger armed with a gun. The airplane was en route from Barranquilla (BAQ) to Cartagena (CTG), Medellín and Cali, Colombia.
The hijacked demanded to be flown to Cuba.
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 12 Mar 1969
» El Tiempo - 6 Feb 1969
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
Photos
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 Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to Cartagena Airport as the crow flies is 94 km (59 miles).
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to Cartagena Airport as the crow flies is 94 km (59 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.
