Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 November 1980
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Owner/operator: AVENSA
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A group of hijackers seized an aircraft shortly after departing Caracas, Venezuela. They demanded to be flown to Cuba, threatening to blow up the plane with explosives wrapped in gasoline-soaked cloth. They subsequently splashed gasoline on the floor and initiated a fire hazard, leading to the aircraft landing in Curaao, Netherlands Antilles, where they were apprehended by Cuban authorities.A group of hijackers seized an aircraft shortly after departing Caracas, Venezuela. They demanded to be flown to Cuba, threatening to blow up the plane with explosives wrapped in gasoline-soaked cloth. They subsequently splashed gasoline on the floor and initiated a fire hazard, leading to the aircraft landing in Curaao, Netherlands Antilles, where they were apprehended by Cuban authorities.
Description
The hijackers seized the aircraft shortly after leaving Caracas. They claimed to have explosives in a bottle which was wrapped In a gasoline soaked cloth and demanded to be flown to Cuba or they would blow up the plane. They splashed gasoline on the floor and threatened to put fire to it. The aircraft landed at Curacao, Netherlands Antilles was refueled and flew onto Havana, Cuba where the hijackers were taken into custody by Cuban authorities.
Primary Cause
Hijacking and potential explosive device deployment.Hijacking and potential explosive device deployment.Share on:
