Hijacking
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 30 JUL 1999 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Avior - Aviones de Oriente |
| Registratie: | YV-466C |
| Constructienummer: | UE-343 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1999 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 13 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 15 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Arauca-Santiago Pérez Airport (AUC) (Colombia) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Barinas Airport (BNS/SVBI), Venezuela |
| Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport (GDO/SVGD), Venezuela | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 83 |
The Beech 1900D was on a flight from Caracas (CCS) to Guasdualito (GDO) via Barinas (BNS). About 15 minutes after departure from Barinas, the flight was hijacked by three men and two women. Coordinates were given to the flight crew and the plane landed in Arauca, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas were likely responsible for the hijacking and released on August 8.
Bronnen:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1999 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Barinas Airport en Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport bedraagt 166 km (104 miles).
De afstand tussen Barinas Airport en Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport bedraagt 166 km (104 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.
