Unfallbericht:
A 16-year old passenger attempted to hijack the DC-8 using a gun. The boy demanded to be taken to Cuba. He fired six shots trough the floor of the plane and was quickly overpowered by a passenger.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 17 November 1965 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | National Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 84 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 91 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA (MSY) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA (MSY/KMSY), USA |
| Melbourne International Airport, FL (MLB/KMLB), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | NA30 |
A 16-year old passenger attempted to hijack the DC-8 using a gun. The boy demanded to be taken to Cuba. He fired six shots trough the floor of the plane and was quickly overpowered by a passenger.
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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 New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA to Melbourne International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 951 km (595 miles).
Distance from New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA to Melbourne International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 951 km (595 miles).
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