Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 September 1991
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: SATENA
Location: within southeastern Colombia –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger-chartered plane was hijacked by passengers who subsequently disappeared with the aircraft, which was recovered in South-Eastern Colombia. The aircraft’s registration was initially reported as FAC-1120, but this is incorrect as it belonged to a Douglas C-47 aircraft crashed in 1977.A passenger-chartered plane was hijacked by passengers who subsequently disappeared with the aircraft, which was recovered in South-Eastern Colombia. The aircraft’s registration was initially reported as FAC-1120, but this is incorrect as it belonged to a Douglas C-47 aircraft crashed in 1977.
Description
Hijacked by the passengers who chartered the plane. The crew was released by the hijackers, who then disappeared with the aircraft, which was later recovered in south-eastern Colombia. The registration has been reported being FAC-1120, but this is impossible since this belonged to a Douglas C-47 of SATENA that crashed in 1977.
Source of Information
http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-157302http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-157302Primary Cause
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