Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 09 MAR 1978 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-281 |
| Operator: | China Airlines |
| Registration: | B-1870 |
| C/n / msn: | 20226/168 |
| First flight: | 1969-05-12 (8 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hong Kong (Hong Kong) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH), Taiwan |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
One hijacker demanded to be taken to China. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Kaohsiung International Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is 629 km (393 miles).
Distance from Kaohsiung International Airport to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport as the crow flies is 629 km (393 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.
