Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 14 November 2001
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Trans Guyana Airways
Registration Number: 8R-GTG
Location: –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A pilot and four men hijacked a Caravan aircraft, instructing it to fly to a remote airstrip in Brazil near the border with Venezuela. Following a short landing, the pilot returned to the air, and all passengers and pilot were detained and placed in a barn. Hijackers escaped on horses.A pilot and four men hijacked a Caravan aircraft, instructing it to fly to a remote airstrip in Brazil near the border with Venezuela. Following a short landing, the pilot returned to the air, and all passengers and pilot were detained and placed in a barn. Hijackers escaped on horses.
Description
Shortly after takeoff four men armed with handguns ordered the pilot to fly to a remote dirt airstrip located in Brazil near the border with Venezuela. After a short time on the ground the pilot had to take off again. After circling for 15 minutes the Caravan landed again and all passengers and the pilot were put into a barn. The hijackers escaped on horses.
Primary Cause
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