Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 February 1976
Aircraft Type: Saunders ST-27
Owner/operator: ACES – Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1286
Location: Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Colombian male hijacked a Saunders ST-27 passenger plane en route from Turbo (TRB) to Medell¡n, Colombia, and subsequently forced the aircraft to Chigordo. Eight passengers were allowed to deplane before the flight resumed.A Colombian male hijacked a Saunders ST-27 passenger plane en route from Turbo (TRB) to Medell¡n, Colombia, and subsequently forced the aircraft to Chigordo. Eight passengers were allowed to deplane before the flight resumed.
Description
A Colombian male entered the platform at Medell¡n (EOH) shortly after a Saunders ST-27 passenger plane had arrived from Turbo (TRB), Colombia. The man hijacked the aircraft to Chigordo. Eight passengers were allowed to deplane before the plane continued back to Medell¡n. During the evening the airplane was stormed and the hijacker was wounded and killed in the struggle.
Source of Information
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