Narrative:
Nineteen Argentineans hijacked the flight and demanded to be flown to the Falkland Islands to stage a symbolic invasion. The DC-4 landed on the Port Stanley Racecourse. The right undercarriage sank into a peat bog at end of landing run.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 September 1966 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-AGG |
| MSN: | 10333 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Port Stanley ( Falkland Islands)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires (unknown airport), BA, Argentina |
| Río Gallegos Internacional Airport, SC (RGL/SAWG), Argentina |
Nineteen Argentineans hijacked the flight and demanded to be flown to the Falkland Islands to stage a symbolic invasion. The DC-4 landed on the Port Stanley Racecourse. The right undercarriage sank into a peat bog at end of landing run.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» El Litoral 28 September 1966, p1+2Photos
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