Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1971 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
| Operator: | Arawak Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Trinidad ( Trinidad and Tobago)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP), Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tobago Airport (TAB/TTCP), Trinidad and Tobago |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Tobago Airport as the crow flies is 82 km (51 miles).
Distance from Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Tobago Airport as the crow flies is 82 km (51 miles).
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