Narrative:
Four hijackers (two men, two women) hijacked the Viscount plane which was on the last leg of a Miami - Varadero - Havana flight. The hijackers had boarded the flight at Varadero and diverted the plane to Key West.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1959 |
| Type: |  Vickers Viscount |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Key West International Airport, FL (EYW) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport (VRA/MUVR), Cuba |
| Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
Four hijackers (two men, two women) hijacked the Viscount plane which was on the last leg of a Miami - Varadero - Havana flight. The hijackers had boarded the flight at Varadero and diverted the plane to Key West.
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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 Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 99 km (62 miles).
Distance from Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport to Havana-José Martí International Airport as the crow flies is 99 km (62 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.
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