Narrative:
An elementary school teacher broke into the cockpit during takeoff. The pilots rejected the takeoff and stopped at the end of the runway.
Commandos surrounded the aircraft and entered the cargo area, shooting down the hijacker.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1972 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Ecuatoriana (Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) |
| Registration: | HC-AQA |
| MSN: | 42859/13 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
| Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
An elementary school teacher broke into the cockpit during takeoff. The pilots rejected the takeoff and stopped at the end of the runway.
Commandos surrounded the aircraft and entered the cargo area, shooting down the hijacker.
Classification:
HijackSources:
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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 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
Distance from Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport to Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (170 miles).
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