| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (Hiper DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-121 |
| MSN: | 4370 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Barrancabermeja, Barranquilla -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | El Yopal Airport (EYP/SKYP) |
| Sogamoso-Alberto Lleras C. Airport (SOX/SKSO) |
Douglas Hiper DC-3 operated by Avianca was hijacked by four passengers who demanded to be flown to Cuba.
The airplane headed for Santiago de Cuba but was not allowed to land there. The flight then diverted to Kingston, Jamaica.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 22 May 1970
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