Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 October 1994
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300
Owner/operator: TABA – Transportes Areos da Bacia Amaznica
Location: Itaituba Airport, PA (ITB) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The DHC-8 aircraft.The DHC-8 aircraft.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A commercial airliner, a DHC-8 aircraft operated by TABA, was hijacked by a group of five individuals carrying shotgun and revolver weapons. The incident occurred 15 minutes after takeoff from Itaituba, Brazil, and resulted in the pilot returning to the destination and the unloading of approximately 213 pounds of gold bars, exceeding $1 million in value.A commercial airliner, a DHC-8 aircraft operated by TABA, was hijacked by a group of five individuals carrying shotgun and revolver weapons. The incident occurred 15 minutes after takeoff from Itaituba, Brazil, and resulted in the pilot returning to the destination and the unloading of approximately 213 pounds of gold bars, exceeding $1 million in value.
Description
A commercial airliner belonging to TABA with 33 passengers was hijacked by a team of five men carrying shotguns and revolvers. The incident occurred 15 minutes after the plane departed from Itaituba on a domestic flight to Belem. The hijackers forced the pilot of the DHC-8 aircraft to return to Itaituba and land with its lights off. The hijackers then unloaded 213 pounds of gold bars worth over (U.S.) $1 million, put them into waiting vehicles, and fled.
Primary Cause
Possible robbery or extortion, potentially linked to the gold bar transaction.Possible robbery or extortion, potentially linked to the gold bar transaction.Share on:
