Narrative:
A 17-year old male passenger hijacked the flight to Sapporo. The captain returned to Tokyo where all passengers could deplane. The plane was refueled and the hijacker demanded to be flown to Hawaii. When the hijacker was told this was impossible, he had demanded to be flown to Okinawa. The police then boarded the plane and arrested the man.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 28 July 1975 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
| Operator: | All Nippon Airways - ANA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 275 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 286 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) ( Japan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan |
| Sapporo-Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC), Japan |
A 17-year old male passenger hijacked the flight to Sapporo. The captain returned to Tokyo where all passengers could deplane. The plane was refueled and the hijacker demanded to be flown to Hawaii. When the hijacker was told this was impossible, he had demanded to be flown to Okinawa. The police then boarded the plane and arrested the man.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Sapporo-Chitose Airport as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
Distance from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Sapporo-Chitose Airport as the crow flies is 814 km (509 miles).
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