Narrative:
A hijacker pointed a gun at a steward and demanded thirty million yen (about $100,000). After landing at Tokyo, police boarded and overpowered hijacker while he was talking to the pilot. The hijacker fired his weapon once in the struggle.
No one was injured.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1975 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747SR-46 |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 200 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 215 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Tokyo ( Japan)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sapporo-Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC), Japan |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan | |
| Flightnumber: | JL514 |
A hijacker pointed a gun at a steward and demanded thirty million yen (about $100,000). After landing at Tokyo, police boarded and overpowered hijacker while he was talking to the pilot. The hijacker fired his weapon once in the struggle.
No one was injured.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Sengo-Haijakku-Zenshi / Kouichi Inasaka, 1997Photos
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 Sapporo-Chitose Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
Distance from Sapporo-Chitose Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
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