Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 September 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-209
Owner/operator: TAME Ecuador
Registration Number: FAE1969
Location: Tumaco-La Florida Airport (TCO) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On May 13, 1969, a C-47 aircraft was hijacked by twelve individuals, some armed, and transported to Panama City-Tocumen Airport (PTY) in Colombia. The hijackers shot and killed one crewman and wounded another. The aircraft then continued to Kingston (KIN), Jamaica, and eventually landed in Cuba. The hijackers claimed the hijacking was in retaliation for the deaths of students at the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador.On May 13, 1969, a C-47 aircraft was hijacked by twelve individuals, some armed, and transported to Panama City-Tocumen Airport (PTY) in Colombia. The hijackers shot and killed one crewman and wounded another. The aircraft then continued to Kingston (KIN), Jamaica, and eventually landed in Cuba. The hijackers claimed the hijacking was in retaliation for the deaths of students at the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador.
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
Revenge for the deaths of students at the University of Guayaquil.Revenge for the deaths of students at the University of Guayaquil.Share on:
