| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Aerovias Quisqueyana |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Cabo Rojo Airport (CBJ) -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) |
| San Juan (unknown airport) |
An aircraft, operated by Aerovias Quisqueyana, was hijacked by a male passenger. The hijacker demanded to be flown to Havana, Cuba. The pilot wanted to divert to Port-au-Prince to refuel, but permission to land was denied. The flight then diverted to Cabo Rojo Airport. The hijacker was overpowered after landing.
Sources:
La Nacion 27 January 1971, p21
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