Hijacking description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 FEB 1968 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Da Nang Airport (DAD) (Vietnam) |
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
One hijacker. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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Map
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 Da Nang Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is 935 km (584 miles).
Distance from Da Nang Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is 935 km (584 miles).
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.
