| Date: | Wednesday 19 June 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Owner/operator: | VIASA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Santiago-Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) |
| Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR/TNCC) |
The VIASA DC-9 operated a scheduled flight from Miami, FL (MIA) to Caracas (CCS), Venezuela with en route stops at Santo Domingo and Curaçao (CUR). The airplane was hijacked some 15 minutes after takeoff from Santo Domingo.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times - Jun 21, 1968
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