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A hijacker is killed and three others are injured when a U.S.

Tropic Air Flight 711 — A hijacker is killed and three others are injured when a U.S. citizen hijacks a Tropic Air Cessna 208 Caravan and attacks passengers with a knife before being fatally shot by a pas

Published April 17, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Tropic Air Flight 711.

A hijacker is killed and three others are injured when a U.S. citizen hijacks a Tropic Air Cessna 208 Caravan and attacks passengers with a knife before being fatally shot by a passenger with a firearm at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Belize City, Belize. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/american-citizen-hijacks-small-plane-belize-3-injured/story?id=120916154 (ABC News)] [https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/tropic-air-cessna-208-hijacked ( Airways )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-04-17).