Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 April 1959
Aircraft Type: Vickers Viscount
Owner/operator: Cubana de Aviaci¢n
Location: Key West International Airport, FL (EYW) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Viscount planeViscount plane
Category: Unlawful Interference
Four hijackers hijacked a Viscount plane traveling from Miami to Varadero, then diverted it to Key West.Four hijackers hijacked a Viscount plane traveling from Miami to Varadero, then diverted it to Key West.
Description
Four hijackers (two men, two women) hijacked the Viscount plane which was on the last leg of a Miami – Varadero – Havana flight. The hijackers had boarded the flight at Varadero and diverted the plane to Key West.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of an aircraft.Hijacking of an aircraft.Share on:
