| Date: | Sunday 22 September 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-172 |
| MSN: | 10280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Santiago Airport (SCU) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ/SKBQ) |
| Santa Marta Airport (SMR/SKSM) |
The DC-4 was hijacked by a male passenger who demanded to be taken to Cuba.
The flight departed Barranquilla at 12:08 and landed at Santiago Airport (SCU) at 15:56.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 12 Mar 1969
El Tiempo - 24 Sep 1968
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