Hijacking description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 08 FEB 1969 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | ? |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location (Unknown country) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport (VSA/MMVA), Mexico |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Mexico City International Airport to Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 miles).
Distance from Mexico City International Airport to Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport as the crow flies is 674 km (421 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.
