Hijacking
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 31 MAR 1971 |
| Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Operador: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) (Cuba) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | New York (unknown airport), NY, Estados Unidos de América |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 939 |
A male passenger demanded to be flown to Cuba. He was armed only with a pair of clackers.
The hijacker was arrested upon arrival at Havana.
Fuentes:
» The Milwaukee Journal - Apr 1, 1971
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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.
