| Date: | Thursday 29 October 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos Nacionales - SANSA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | San Miguel Airport -
 El Salvador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Quepos Airport (XQP/MRQP) |
| San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) |
The Aviocar was hijacked four Nicaraguan terrorists. They demanded the release of eight jailed Nicaraguans. The demands were met and hostages were released. The airplane took off at 06:50 the next day with the hijackers and their eight friends on board. It landed in El Salvador where they left the plane.
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