| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 30 July 1999 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operator: | Avior - Aviones de Oriente |
| Registration: | YV-466C |
| MSN: | UE-343 |
| First flight: | 1999 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Arauca-Santiago Pérez Airport (AUC) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barinas Airport (BNS/SVBI), Venezuela |
| Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport (GDO/SVGD), Venezuela | |
| Flightnumber: | 83 |
The Beech 1900D was on a flight from Caracas (CCS) to Guasdualito (GDO) via Barinas (BNS). About 15 minutes after departure from Barinas, the flight was hijacked by three men and two women. Coordinates were given to the flight crew and the plane landed in Arauca, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas were likely responsible for the hijacking and released on August 8.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1999 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Barinas Airport to Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport as the crow flies is 166 km (104 miles).
Distance from Barinas Airport to Guasdualito-Vare Maria Airport as the crow flies is 166 km (104 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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