Tropic Air Flight 711
A Tropic Air Cessna 208 Grand Caravan similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 April 2025 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | over Belize City |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 208 Grand Caravan EX |
| Operator | Tropic Air |
| IATA flight No. | 9N711 |
| ICAO flight No. | TOS711 |
| Call sign | TROPISER 711 |
| Registration | V3-HIG |
| Flight origin | Corozal Airport, Belize |
| Destination | John Greif II Airport, Belize |
| Occupants | 16 (including hijacker) |
| Passengers | 14 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 1 (hijacker) |
| Injuries | 3 |
| Survivors | 15 |
On 17 April 2025, a Tropic Air Cessna 208 Grand Caravan EX, operating as Tropic Air Flight 711 was hijacked by a passenger armed with a knife while flying in between the Belizean towns of Corozal and San Pedro. The hijacker was shot dead by an armed passenger after the plane performed an emergency landing at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport.