Narrative:
A lone hijacker demanded USD 200,000 in government grants to medical agencies. The airplane made intermediate stops at Mendoza, Santiago de Chile, Lima, Panama City before arriving in Havana.
» Argentine Fleet History
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 1973 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-287 |
| Operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-JTO |
| MSN: | 20537/291 |
| First flight: | 1971-12-11 (1 year 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Buenos Aires (unknown airport), BA, Argentina |
| Tucumán Airport, TU (TUC/SANT), Argentina |
A lone hijacker demanded USD 200,000 in government grants to medical agencies. The airplane made intermediate stops at Mendoza, Santiago de Chile, Lima, Panama City before arriving in Havana.
Sources:
» Pablo Luciano Potenze (1987) Aviación Comercial Argentina 1945-1980, Buenos Aires, Ediciones El Cronista Comercial» Argentine Fleet History
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