<page_title> List of helicopter prison escapes </page_title> <section_title> Actual attempts </section_title> <table> <cell> August 19, 1971 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Santa Martha Acatitla <col_header> Prison name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mexico <col_header> Country </col_header> </cell> <cell> Joel David Kaplan Carlos Antonio Contreras Castro <col_header> Escapee(s) </col_header> </cell> </table>
One of the earliest instances of using a helicopter to escape prison was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, on August 19, 1971 from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico.