Beschrijving:
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: | donderdag 9 maart 1978 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-281 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | China Airlines |
| Registratie: | B-1870 |
| Constructienummer: | 20226/168 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1969-05-12 (8 years 10 months) |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Hong Kong ( Hong Kong)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH), Taiwan |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
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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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Kaohsiung International Airport en Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport bedraagt 629 km (393 miles).
De afstand tussen Kaohsiung International Airport en Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport bedraagt 629 km (393 miles).
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