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Date: | Friday 16 August 1996 |
Time: | day |
Type: | PZL-104 Wilga |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | CU-... |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off Florida -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | Cuba |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ditched about 80 km from Florida coast out of fuel after reported hijacked by three Cuban passengers to fly to Florida. Occupants rescued by a russian ship. Cuban highwinged single engined "Wilga".
Sources:
El Informador 17 August 1996, p7A/19 August 1996, p12A
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