| Date: | Tuesday 7 March 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-73 Mallard |
| Owner/operator: | Chalk's International Airlines |
| Registration: | N3010 |
| MSN: | J-43 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami SPB, FL (MPB) |
| Bimini-North SPB (NSB) |
The Grumman Mallard was ready for departure at the Miami Seaplane Base when two men armed with shotguns and revolvers hijacked the plane. They shot the pilot and a passenger while another passenger was able to jump off.
The copilot was forced to fly the aircraft to Cuba.
Sources:
Grumman G-73 Mallard / Geoff Goodall
St. Petersburg Times - Mar 8, 1972
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