Narrative:
Hijacker(s) demanded to be taken to Mexico. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1958 |
| Type: |  Vickers Viscount |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
| Santa Clara Airport (SNU/MUSC), Cuba |
Hijacker(s) demanded to be taken to Mexico. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Havana-José Martí International Airport to Santa Clara Airport as the crow flies is 257 km (161 miles).
Distance from Havana-José Martí International Airport to Santa Clara Airport as the crow flies is 257 km (161 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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