Hijacking description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 25 APR 1971 |
| Type: | Boeing 727-59 |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1337 |
| C/n / msn: | 19303/357 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Airplane damage: | None |
| Location: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) (Colombia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
| Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Colombia |
An Ecuadorean male passenger hijacked an Avianca flight with a pocket knife. He was overpowered by passengers or crew.
Events:
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 26 Apr 1971
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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 Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport as the crow flies is 524 km (327 miles).
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport as the crow flies is 524 km (327 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.
