

Unfallbericht:
A crewmember armed with an ax and scissors was killed by a security guard when he commandeered the plane and demanded it be flown to mainland China. The pilot and co-pilot were injured in the incident. The aircraft landed in Hong Kong.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Donnerstag 9 März 1978 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing 737-281 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | China Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | B-1870 |
| Werknummer: | 20226/168 |
| Baujahr: | 1969-05-12 (8 years 10 months) |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Hong Kong ( Hong Kong)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH), Taiwan |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), |
A crewmember armed with an ax and scissors was killed by a security guard when he commandeered the plane and demanded it be flown to mainland China. The pilot and co-pilot were injured in the incident. The aircraft landed in Hong Kong.
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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).
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