Narrative:
The aircraft was hijacked by six passengers during a domestic flight from Quito to Cuenca in Ecuador.
The hijackers demanded to be flown to Cuba. The aircraft made intermediate stops at Panama City and San Andrés.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 October 1971 |
| Type: |  Vickers Viscount |
| Operator: | SAETA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Cuenca Airport (CUE/SECU), Ecuador |
The aircraft was hijacked by six passengers during a domestic flight from Quito to Cuenca in Ecuador.
The hijackers demanded to be flown to Cuba. The aircraft made intermediate stops at Panama City and San Andrés.
Sources:
» ABC (Madrid) 21 October 1971, p39Photos
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 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Cuenca Airport as the crow flies is 309 km (193 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Cuenca Airport as the crow flies is 309 km (193 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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