Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 February 1970
Aircraft Type: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
Owner/operator: LAN Chile
Location: Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL) –
ÿ Chile
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On a flight to Santiago, two hijackers seized control of a plane, allowing seven adults and five children to disembark. The hijackers then permitted refueling, and police officers, disguised as mechanics, overpowered the hijackers, resulting in the death of one of them.On a flight to Santiago, two hijackers seized control of a plane, allowing seven adults and five children to disembark. The hijackers then permitted refueling, and police officers, disguised as mechanics, overpowered the hijackers, resulting in the death of one of them.
Description
Two hijackers, each armed with a pistol, seized the plane en route to Santiago. When it landed at Santiago, the hijackers permitted seven adults and five children to disembark and ordered the aircraft refueled. Two police men dressed as mechanics went on board and overpowered the hijackers, killing one of them.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of an aircraft.Hijacking of an aircraft.Share on:
