Hijacking description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 OCT 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: 70 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location (Cuba) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 42 |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Sources:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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 Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 3738 km (2336 miles).
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 3738 km (2336 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.
