Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft then diverted to Havana.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 February 1971 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chicago (unknown airport), IL, United States of America |
| Nashville Metropolitan Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | DL379 |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft then diverted to Havana.
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