Incident PZL-104 Wilga CU-T683,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212093
 
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Date:Friday 16 August 1996
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic PZ04 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
PZL-104 Wilga
Owner/operator:
Registration: CU-T683
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Florida -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Cuba
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched about 80 km from Florida coast out of fuel after reported hijacked by three Cuban passengers to fly to Florida. Occupants rescued by a russian ship. Cuban highwinged single engined "Wilga".

Sources:

El Informador 17 August 1996, p7A/19 August 1996, p12A
https://twitter.com/MemoriaDenuncia/status/1427234750088073224

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jun-2018 14:34 TB Added
13-Jun-2018 14:35 TB Updated [Source]
09-Apr-2024 07:20 ASN Updated [Registration, Source]

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