ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328586
Date: | Monday 11 June 1979 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 207 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Havana -
Cuba
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
Destination airport: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
Narrative:A hijacker went to the front of the aircraft, said he wanted to see the captain, that he wanted to be flown to Cuba, and that a bomb would go off in 2 hours. He kicked the cockpit door and the crew opened it thinking it was a stewardess bringing food.
He grabbed and pushed the flight engineer with one hand, keeping the other in his pocket as though he had a weapon. During the
flight to Cuba, he indicated he was a pilot and that he had a gun in his pocket. After landing at Havana, Cuba, the Cubans found a
pocketknife in the hijacker's jacket. No bomb or other weapon was found. He was taken into custody by Cuban authorities.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator - Jun 12, 1979 Revision history:
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