Estado: | |
Fecha: | jueves 4 enero 1973 |
Hora: | 12:00 |
Tipo: | Convair CV-640 |
Operador: | Pacific Western Airlines |
Registración: | registration unknown |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 15 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
Ubicación: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) ( Canadá)
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Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canadá |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Penticton Airport, BC (YYF/CYYF), Canadá |
Descripción:The aircraft was hijacked the aircraft prior to takeoff. He demanded money ($2 million) and to be taken to North Vietnam.
He was arrested and appeared to have carried two toy guns.
Fuentes:
» Victoria Daily Colonist January 5, 197
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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 Vancouver International Airport, BC to Penticton Airport, BC as the crow flies is 259 km (162 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.