Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 September 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: TAME Ecuador
Registration Number: FAE4341
Location: Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The C-47 aircraft.The C-47 aircraft.
Category: Unlawful Interference
On May 14, 1969, a C-47 aircraft was hijacked by twelve individuals, including some armed, and landed at Cuba. The hijackers demanded retribution for the deaths of students at the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. The aircraft then continued to Kingston, Jamaica, before ultimately landing at Cuba.On May 14, 1969, a C-47 aircraft was hijacked by twelve individuals, including some armed, and landed at Cuba. The hijackers demanded retribution for the deaths of students at the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. The aircraft then continued to Kingston, Jamaica, before ultimately landing at Cuba.
Description
Twelve men and a woman, some of them armed with machine guns, hijacked two TAME Ecuador C-47 planes. The hijackers shot and killed one crewman and wounded another. Both aircraft landed at Tumaco (TCO), Colombia for refueling. One airplane was left behind as the hijackers continued to Panama City-Tocumen Airport (PTY). After a 31-minute refueling stop the C-47 continued to Kingston (KIN), Jamaica. The plane left Kingston at 21:00 after a 71-minute refueling stop. The flight finally landed at Cuba. The hijackers told passengers that the hijacking was in retaliation for the deaths of several students in May 1969 during anti-government riots at the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YishAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RWgEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1379%2C1092688https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YishAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RWgEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1379%2C1092688Primary Cause
The hijacking was a retaliatory act motivated by the deaths of students during anti-government riots.The hijacking was a retaliatory act motivated by the deaths of students during anti-government riots.Share on:
