Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 3 December 1968 |
Type: | Boeing 727 |
Operator: | National Airlines |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | NA1439 |
Narrative:National Airlines flight 1439 from New York to Miami via Tampa was hijacked after takeoff from Tampa by a man, carrying a .45 caliber automatic and what seemed to be a hand grenade. He demanded to be flown to Cuba.
The aircraft made a refueling stop at Key West, Florida.
Sources:
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St. Petersburg Times - Dec 4, 1968
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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 Tampa International Airport, FL to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 327 km (204 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.