Tropic Air Flight 711

Tropic Air Flight 711
V3-HIG, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, seen in 2023
Hijacking
Date17 April 2025 (2025-04-17)
SummaryHijacking
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCessna 208 Grand Caravan EX
OperatorTropic Air
IATA flight No.9N711
ICAO flight No.TOS711
Call signTROPISER 711
RegistrationV3-HIG
Flight originCorozal Airport, Belize
DestinationJohn Greif II Airport, Belize
Occupants16 (including hijacker)
Passengers14 (including hijacker)
Crew2
Fatalities1 (hijacker)
Injuries3
Survivors15

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 between the Belizean towns of Corozal and San Pedro. The hijacker was shot and killed by an armed passenger after the plane performed an emergency landing at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport.