| Date: | Wednesday 31 October 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 |
| Owner/operator: | AVENSA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Caracas -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barquisimeto Airport (BRM/SVBM) |
| Caracas Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
The aircraft was hijacked by a passenger who demanded to be flown to Cuba. When the pilot refused to comply, he shot himself in the head.
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