Status: | |
Datum: | Samstag 16 August 1980 |
Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Republic Airlines (RC) |
Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 111 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 116 |
Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
Unfallort: | Havana ( Kuba)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), USA |
Flug nach: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO), USA |
Flugnummer: | RC228 |
Unfallbericht:Four hijackers, carrying containers of gasoline, hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijackers surrendered after landing at Havana Airport, Cuba.
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Aug 17, 1980
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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 Orlando International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 308 km (193 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.