Beschrijving:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter was hijacked on a domestic flight from Colon to Panama City. There were eight passengers and two crew members aboard the flight. Five of the passengers reportedly hijacked the aircraft and forced it to land at a remote airstrip in Colombia. The copilot and three passengers were released and the plane again took off. The pilot, who was later released in Colombia, speculated that the plane was probably hijacked by members of the Peruvian group, Shining Path, and the Colombian group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who needed it "for the revolution.".
The aircraft was reportedly destroyed in August 1990.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 5 juli 1990 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | AeroPerlas |
| Registratie: | HP-759 |
| Constructienummer: | 544 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1977-02-01 (13 years 5 months) |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Schade: | Onbekend |
| Plaats: | unknown airstrip ( Colombia)
|
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Colón-Enrique A. Jiménez Airport (ONX/MPEJ), Panama |
| Panama City-Paitilla Airport (PAC/MPMG), Panama |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter was hijacked on a domestic flight from Colon to Panama City. There were eight passengers and two crew members aboard the flight. Five of the passengers reportedly hijacked the aircraft and forced it to land at a remote airstrip in Colombia. The copilot and three passengers were released and the plane again took off. The pilot, who was later released in Colombia, speculated that the plane was probably hijacked by members of the Peruvian group, Shining Path, and the Colombian group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who needed it "for the revolution.".
The aircraft was reportedly destroyed in August 1990.
Bronnen:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAAFoto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Colón-Enrique A. Jiménez Airport en Panama City-Paitilla Airport bedraagt 57 km (36 miles).
De afstand tussen Colón-Enrique A. Jiménez Airport en Panama City-Paitilla Airport bedraagt 57 km (36 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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