Narrative:
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Fourteen passengers were allowed to deplane at Santiago de Chile. The jet then continued to Lima and Havana.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1970 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
| Operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-AHN |
| MSN: | 06408 |
| First flight: | 1959-01-27 (11 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Avon 524 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Lima, Cuba ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD (COR/SACO), Argentina |
| Tucumán Airport, TU, Argentina |
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Fourteen passengers were allowed to deplane at Santiago de Chile. The jet then continued to Lima and Havana.
Sources:
» Pablo Luciano Potenze (1987) Aviación comercial argentina, 1945-1980, Ediciones El Cronista ComercialPhotos
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 Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD to Tucumán Airport, TU as the crow flies is 507 km (317 miles).
Distance from Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, CD to Tucumán Airport, TU as the crow flies is 507 km (317 miles).
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