Hijacking
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 21 ENE 1974 |
| Tipo: | Vickers 745D Viscount |
| Operador: | Aeropesca Colombia |
| Registración: | HK-1319 |
| Numéro de série: | 232 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1957-06-28 (16 years 7 months) |
| Motores: | 4 Rolls Royce 510 Dart |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 47 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 52 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Ubicación: | Havana-Rancho Boyeros Airport (HAV) (Cuba) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO/SKPS), Colombia |
| Popayán-Guillermo León Valencia Airport (PPN/SKPP), Colombia |
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 Popayán (PPN) and Bogotá (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,
Fuentes:
» El Tiempo - 22 Jan. 1974
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport to Popayán-Guillermo León Valencia Airport as the crow flies is 140 km (87 miles).
Distance from Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport to Popayán-Guillermo León Valencia Airport as the crow flies is 140 km (87 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
