Narrative:
National Airlines flight 64 was hijacked by two men as the aircraft was over the Gulf of Mexico, en route to Miami.
Reportedly the two were fugitives from life prison sentences in California. They used a revolver and four sticks of dynamite.
The pilot set course to Havana, where the aircraft landed at 10:03 hours.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1969 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA (MSY/KMSY), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | NA64 |
National Airlines flight 64 was hijacked by two men as the aircraft was over the Gulf of Mexico, en route to Miami.
Reportedly the two were fugitives from life prison sentences in California. They used a revolver and four sticks of dynamite.
The pilot set course to Havana, where the aircraft landed at 10:03 hours.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jan 29, 1969Photos
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).
Distance from New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 miles).
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