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| Date: | samedi 25 juillet 1998 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Compagnie: | Avior - Aviones de Oriente |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / ŕ bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / ŕ bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / ŕ bord: 22 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Inconnu |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Saravena ( Colombie)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Vénézuela |
| Barinas Airport (BNS/SVBI), Vénézuela |
Four armed, masked hijackers seized control of an Aviones de Oriente plane during a domestic flight. The hijackers were among 22 people on board the Beechcraft 1900 aircraft, which was en route from Caracas to Barinas State. The hijackers forced the plane to divert to a remote airstrip at a cattle ranch. They released the passengers and crew and took the plane to Colombia, where it was recovered in early August. It is believed that drug traffickers were responsible for this hijacking as they have a history of stealing small and medium-sized aircraft for use in smuggling operations. Two people were arrested in Arauca Department, Colombia, in connection with this hijacking.
Sources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1998 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
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 Barinas Airport est de 415 km (259 miles).
La distance entre Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport et Barinas Airport est de 415 km (259 miles).
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