Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 MAR 1969 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia |
| 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 (Cuba) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
| San Andrés Island Airport (ADZ/SKSP), Colombia |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 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 Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to San Andrés Island Airport as the crow flies is 773 km (483 miles).
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to San Andrés Island Airport as the crow flies is 773 km (483 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.
