Narrative:
A Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air aircraft was hijacked after takeoff from Buenaventura, Colombia. The pilot was forced to fly to Cuba.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 October 1969 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air |
| Operator: | Aerotaxi SA |
| Registration: | HK-1022 |
| MSN: | LD-395 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Buenaventura-Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN/SKBU), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
A Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air aircraft was hijacked after takeoff from Buenaventura, Colombia. The pilot was forced to fly to Cuba.
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 29 Oct 1969Photos
Map
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 Buenaventura-Gerardo Tobar López Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 328 km (205 miles).
Distance from Buenaventura-Gerardo Tobar López Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 328 km (205 miles).
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