| Date: | Friday 26 June 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-159 |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1403 |
| MSN: | 19679/89 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC/SKCC) |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
An Boeing 737-159 operated by Avianca was hijacked by two passengers. The hijackers demanded to be flown to Cuba. Refuelling stops were made at Bogotá and Barranquilla before the airplane headed for Havana.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 25 Jun 1970
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1969 | HK-1403 | Avianca | 0 | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) | |
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