Date:	Friday 30 July 1999
Time:
Type:	Beechcraft 1900D
Owner/operator:	Avior Airlines
Registration:	YV-466C
MSN:	UE-343
Year of manufacture:	1999
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Unlawful Interference
Location:	Arauca-Santiago Pérez Airport (AUC) -   Colombia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Barinas Airport (BNS/SVBI)
Destination airport:	Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport (GDO/SVGD)

Narrative:
The Beech 1900D was on a flight from Caracas (CCS) to Guasdualito (GDO) via Barinas (BNS). About 15 minutes after departure from Barinas, the flight was hijacked by three men and two women. Coordinates were given to the flight crew and the plane landed in Arauca, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas were likely responsible for the hijacking and released on August 8.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1999 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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