Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Vickers 745D Viscount
Owner/operator: Aeropesca Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1319
Location: Havana-Rancho Boyeros Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52
Component Affected: Vickers Viscount aircraftVickers Viscount aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Vickers Viscount passenger plane, operated by Aeropesca Colombia, was hijacked after takeoff from Pasto, Colombia. The aircraft departed Pasto (PSO) at 10:10, bound for Popay n (PPN) and Bogot (BOG). The male hijacker demanded to be flown to Cuba. Refueling stops were made at Cali and Barranquilla. The plane departed for Havana at 19:40.A Vickers Viscount passenger plane, operated by Aeropesca Colombia, was hijacked after takeoff from Pasto, Colombia. The aircraft departed Pasto (PSO) at 10:10, bound for Popay n (PPN) and Bogot (BOG). The male hijacker demanded to be flown to Cuba. Refueling stops were made at Cali and Barranquilla. The plane departed for Havana at 19:40.
Description
A Vickers Viscount passenger plane, operated by Aeropesca Colombia, was hijacked after takeoff from Pasto, Colombia. The airplane departed Pasto (PSO) at 10:10, bound for Popay n (PPN) and Bogot (BOG). The male hijacker demanded to be flown to Cuba. Refueling stops were made at Cali and Barranquilla. The plane departed for Havana at 19:40,
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