ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330829
| Date: | Sunday 25 April 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-59 |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1337 |
| MSN: | 19303/357 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ/SKBQ) |
| Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) |
An Ecuadorian male passenger hijacked an Avianca flight with a pocket knife. He was overpowered by passengers or crew.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 26 Apr 1971
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 March 1970 | HK-1337 | Avianca | 0 | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) |  |
unk |
| 10 May 1974 | HK-1337 | Avianca | 1 | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) | |
non |
| 15 December 1980 | HK-1337 | Avianca | 0 | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) | |
non |
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