Estado: | |
Fecha: | lunes 24 julio 1961 |
Tipo: | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
Operador: | Eastern Air Lines |
Registración: | registration unknown |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 33 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 38 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
Ubicación: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | EA202 |
Descripción:Eastern flight 202 departed Miami (MIA) on a domestic flight to Tampa, New Orleans and Dallas. One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. A fighter plane from the Homestead AFB followed the Electra until it had reached Cuban airspace.
Fuentes:
» Plane hijacked, forced to land in Cuba (Lincoln Evening Journal, 1961-07-24)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Tampa International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 327 km (204 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.