Hijacking description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 31 JAN 1969 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location (Cuba) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America |
| Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 44 |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba.
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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 San Francisco International Airport, CA to Tampa International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 3818 km (2386 miles).
Distance from San Francisco International Airport, CA to Tampa International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 3818 km (2386 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.
