Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 September 1966
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration Number: LV-AGG
Location: Port Stanley –
ÿ Falkland Islands
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: DC-4 aircraftDC-4 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A group of Argentinean nationals hijacked a DC-4 aircraft and demanded a flight to the Falkland Islands, intending to stage a symbolic invasion. The aircraft landed on the Port Stanley Racecourse and experienced a catastrophic sinking into a peat bog during its final approach.A group of Argentinean nationals hijacked a DC-4 aircraft and demanded a flight to the Falkland Islands, intending to stage a symbolic invasion. The aircraft landed on the Port Stanley Racecourse and experienced a catastrophic sinking into a peat bog during its final approach.
Description
Nineteen Argentineans hijacked the flight and demanded to be flown to the Falkland Islands to stage a symbolic invasion. The DC-4 landed on the Port Stanley Racecourse. The right undercarriage sank into a peat bog at end of landing run.
Primary Cause
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