Narrative:
A 25-year old American passenger hijacked the flight an hour after takeoff by taking another passenger hostage using a razor blade. He demanded to be flown to Moscow.
A flight attendant struck the hijacker with a fire axe. The aircraft then returned to Tokyo.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 May 1977 |
| Type: | Boeing 747 |
| Operator: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 251 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 266 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) ( Japan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan |
| Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | NW22 |
A 25-year old American passenger hijacked the flight an hour after takeoff by taking another passenger hostage using a razor blade. He demanded to be flown to Moscow.
A flight attendant struck the hijacker with a fire axe. The aircraft then returned to Tokyo.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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