Status: | |
Date: | Monday 4 November 1968 |
Type: | Boeing 727 |
Operator: | National Airlines |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 65 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
|
Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA (MSY/KMSY), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | NA186 |
Narrative:A passenger who identified himself as a "black nationalists freedom fighter" hijacked the aircraft. He demanded to be flown to Cuba and forced a flight attendant to take money from the other passengers.
Sources:
»
St. Petersburg Times - Nov 5, 1968
Photos
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 New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 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.