Date: | Tuesday 30 January 2001 |
Time: | 16:25 |
Type: | Dornier 328-120 |
Owner/operator: | SATENA |
Registration: | FAC-1165 |
MSN: | 3103 |
Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW119C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Bogotá -
Colombia
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | San Vicente Airport (SVI/SKSV) |
Destination airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
Confidence Rating: | |
Narrative:A man hijacked the flight while it was on the ground at San Vicente del Caguán. The airplane departed at 16:50, flying to the military air base located next to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport where it arrived at 17:35. During the negotiations five passengers were released. He demanded to be taken to Spain. At 21:55 the remaining occupants managed to overpower the hijacker.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2001 / DoT, TSA
Images:
photo (c) Peter Gralla; Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV); 02 February 1999
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