Narrative:
An AVENSA DC-6 was hijacked by five armed students who forced the pilot to circle Caracas while they dropped anti-Government leaflets on the city. After that they forced the crew to fly them to Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 November 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | AVENSA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR) ( Curaçao)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Caracas Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
| Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport (ORO/SVMO), Venezuela |
An AVENSA DC-6 was hijacked by five armed students who forced the pilot to circle Caracas while they dropped anti-Government leaflets on the city. After that they forced the crew to fly them to Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.
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 Caracas Airport to Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport as the crow flies is 505 km (316 miles).
Distance from Caracas Airport to Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport as the crow flies is 505 km (316 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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