Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 July 1990
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: AeroPerlas
Registration Number: HP-759
Location: unknown airstrip –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: DHC-6 Twin OtterDHC-6 Twin Otter
Category: Unlawful Interference
On August 1990, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was hijacked from Colon to Panama City by eight passengers and two crew members. Five passengers forced the aircraft to land at a remote airstrip in Colombia. The pilot speculated that the plane was hijacked by members of the Peruvian Shining Path and Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, believing it was needed for the revolution.On August 1990, a DHC-6 Twin Otter was hijacked from Colon to Panama City by eight passengers and two crew members. Five passengers forced the aircraft to land at a remote airstrip in Colombia. The pilot speculated that the plane was hijacked by members of the Peruvian Shining Path and Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, believing it was needed for the revolution.
Description
A DHC-6 Twin Otter was hijacked on a domestic flight from Colon to Panama City. There were eight passengers and two crew members aboard the flight. Five of the passengers reportedly hijacked the aircraft and forced it to land at a remote airstrip in Colombia. The copilot and three passengers were released and the plane again took off. The pilot, who was later released in Colombia, speculated that the plane was probably hijacked by members of the Peruvian group, Shining Path, and the Colombian group, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who needed it “for the revolution.”. The aircraft was reportedly destroyed in August 1990.
Primary Cause
Hijacking by members of the Shining Path and Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.Hijacking by members of the Shining Path and Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.Share on:
