Last updated: 25 September 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 11 July 1971 |
| Type: | unknown |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
| Cienfuegos Airport (CFG/MUCF), Cuba | |
| Flightnumber: | CU740 |
Two passengers on a domestic flight in Cuba attempted to hijack the flight. A fight ensued, during which a hand grenade exploded. One passenger was killed.
The aircraft returned to Havana.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Fort Pierce News Tribune July 12, 1971» De Telegraaf 13-07-1971
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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 Havana-José Martí International Airport to Cienfuegos Airport as the crow flies is 224 km (140 miles).
Distance from Havana-José Martí International Airport to Cienfuegos Airport as the crow flies is 224 km (140 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.
