Narrative:
The Avianca plane was hijacked by a man who demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijacked carried a (toy) grenade. The flight returned to Medellin were the hijacker released all passengers. The flight continued to Panama City, Aruba and finally Cartagena. As the airplane was taxiing after a night-time landing, the hijacker fled the plane. He was captured later when he was found hiding in mangrove roots near the airport.
» El Tiempo - 24 May 1988
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 May 1988 |
| Time: | 08:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-59 |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1400 |
| MSN: | 19662/484 |
| First flight: | 1967-10-20 (20 years 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 135 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Cartagena-Rafael Núñez Airport (CTG) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
The Avianca plane was hijacked by a man who demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijacked carried a (toy) grenade. The flight returned to Medellin were the hijacker released all passengers. The flight continued to Panama City, Aruba and finally Cartagena. As the airplane was taxiing after a night-time landing, the hijacker fled the plane. He was captured later when he was found hiding in mangrove roots near the airport.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - May 24, 1988» El Tiempo - 24 May 1988
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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 Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 214 km (134 miles).
Distance from Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 214 km (134 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.
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