Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 16 May 1992
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Aerotaca Colombia – Aerotransportes Casanare
Registration Number: HK-2760
Location: rural airstrip near Ca¤o –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: The Aerotaca DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.The Aerotaca DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.
Category: Unlawful Interference
On October 26, 2023, a suspected hijacking occurred involving an Aerotaca DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft from Bogot (BOG) to Bucaramanga (BGA) via El Yopal (EYP). Four individuals affiliated with the National Liberation Army (ELN) hijacked the aircraft, boarding it and subsequently releasing six civilian passengers while torturing three military passengers.On October 26, 2023, a suspected hijacking occurred involving an Aerotaca DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft from Bogot (BOG) to Bucaramanga (BGA) via El Yopal (EYP). Four individuals affiliated with the National Liberation Army (ELN) hijacked the aircraft, boarding it and subsequently releasing six civilian passengers while torturing three military passengers.
Description
Four suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas hijacked an Aerotaca DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft during a flight from Bogot (BOG) to Bucaramanga (BGA) via El Yopal (EYP), where the hijackers boarded the aircraft. The airplane took off from El Yopal at 08:40 and was reported hijacked at 09:50. The plane landed, and six civilian passengers were released; however, three military passengers, identified as members of a Colombian intelligence unit, were tortured and killed. The abandoned aircraft was later recovered on a rural landing strip, intact except for its missing communications equipment. The fate of the three crew members could not be determined.
Source of Information
http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-116380http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-116380Primary Cause
The hijacking was perpetrated by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerilla fighters, resulting in the deaths of three military passengers.The hijacking was perpetrated by the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerilla fighters, resulting in the deaths of three military passengers.Share on:
