Estado: | |
Fecha: | domingo 25 diciembre 1977 |
Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
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: 36 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
Ubicación: | Atlanta, GA ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND/KIND), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | EA668 |
Descripción:A passenger on Eastern flight 668 used a fake bomb and toy pistol to hijack the plane, demanding to be taken to Miami and then to Cuba.
After landing in Atlanta, the hijacker was overpowered by FBI authorities and Atlanta police.
Sentenced to 25 years for air piracy.
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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 Miami International Airport, FL to Indianapolis International Airport, IN as the crow flies is 1636 km (1022 miles).
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.