Détails:
The aircraft. en route from Caracas, Venezuela to the island of Curacao, was hijacked by two men. The hijackers forced the pilot at gunpoint to land at Isla Margarita, Trinidad. Aruba, and finally Curacao. The hijackers demanded $5 million, a helicopter, and more fuel or they would blow up the aircraft.
When the hijackers allowed the aircraft's left front door to be opened, security men charged in and killed both hijackers. The hijacking lasted three days.
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| Date: | dimanche 29 juillet 1984 |
| Type/Sous-type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Compagnie: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 82 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 87 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Inconnu |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR) ( Curaçao)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Vénézuela |
| Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport (CUR/TNCC), Curaçao | |
| Numéro de vol: | VH252 |
The aircraft. en route from Caracas, Venezuela to the island of Curacao, was hijacked by two men. The hijackers forced the pilot at gunpoint to land at Isla Margarita, Trinidad. Aruba, and finally Curacao. The hijackers demanded $5 million, a helicopter, and more fuel or they would blow up the aircraft.
When the hijackers allowed the aircraft's left front door to be opened, security men charged in and killed both hijackers. The hijacking lasted three days.
Sources:
» Amigoe di Curacao (30 July 1984)Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport et Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport est de 276 km (173 miles).
La distance entre Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport et Curaçao-Dr. Albert Plesman Airport est de 276 km (173 miles).
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