Date:	Saturday 20 October 1973
Time:
Type:	Boeing 737-287C
Owner/operator:	Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration:	LV-JNE
MSN:	20408/265
Year of manufacture:	1970
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	UI
Location:	Yacuiba Airport (BYC) -   Bolivia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE)
Destination airport:	Salta Airport, SA (SLA/SASA)

Narrative:
The 737 was hijacked by four passengers. The kidnappers forced the pilot to land at Tucumán Airport, TU (TUC) and demanded fuel to fly lo Lima, Peru, from where they intended to proceed to Cuba. Refuelling was refused and the airplane took off again. It landed at Yacuiba in Bolivia were 38 passengers were released. On October 24, the hijackers surrendered after being promised that they could leave the country.

Pablo Luciano Potenze (1987) Aviación Comercial Argentina, 1945-1980, Bs.As. Ediciones El Cronista Comercial.
Argentine Fleet History

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

5 October 1975	LV-JNE	Aerolineas Argentinas	0	Rafaela Aerodrome, SF		unk
24 August 1978	LV-JNE	Aerolineas Argentinas	0	Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP)		sub
Gear-up landing
20 November 1992	LV-JNE	Aerolineas Argentinas	0	San Luis Airport, SL (LUQ)		w/o

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