Hijacking
Last updated: 3 March 2015
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 3 augustus 1961 |
| Type: | Boeing 707-124 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Continental Air Lines |
| Registratie: | N70775 |
| Constructienummer: | 17611/49 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1959-07-02 (2 years 1 months) |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3C-6 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 73 |
| Schade: | Onbekend |
| Plaats: | at an unknown location ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Onbekend (UNK) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Verenigde Staten |
| Houston (unknown airport), TX, Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 54 |
Two hijackers demanded to be taken to Cuba. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
The airplane crashed on May 22, 1962 near Unionville, MO following the detonation of a bomb.
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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.
