| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Ecuatoriana (Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion) |
| Registration: | HC-AQA |
| MSN: | 42859/13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU) |
| Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU) |
An elementary school teacher broke into the cockpit during takeoff. The pilots rejected the takeoff and stopped at the end of the runway.
Commandos surrounded the aircraft and entered the cargo area, shooting down the hijacker.
Sources:
nlarenas.com
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