Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 July 1970
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
Owner/operator: Aeronaves de Mxico
Registration Number: XA-SOE
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: AeronauticsAeronautics
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Comando Unido Revolucionario Dominicana hijacked an Aztec Airlines flight after takeoff from Acapulco. The flight took off at 06:55 and landed at Mexico City at 07:25, refueling, and then departed again at 08:10, landing safely at Havana at 10:30.A Comando Unido Revolucionario Dominicana hijacked an Aztec Airlines flight after takeoff from Acapulco. The flight took off at 06:55 and landed at Mexico City at 07:25, refueling, and then departed again at 08:10, landing safely at Havana at 10:30.
Description
Four armed members of the ‘Comando Unido Revolucionario Dominicana’ hijacked an Aeronaves de Mxico flight after takeoff from Acapulco. The flight took off from Acapulco at 06:55 and landed at Mexico City at 07:25 to refuel. The airplane departed again at 08:10, landing safely at Havana at 10:30.
Primary Cause
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