Last updated: 26 July 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 3 July 1961 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Miami, FL ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
| Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport (VRA/MUVR), Cuba |
14 hijackers demanded to be taken to the USA. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Havana-José Martí International Airport to Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport as the crow flies is 99 km (62 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Havana-José Martí International Airport to Varadero-Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport as the crow flies is 99 km (62 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
