Estado: | |
Fecha: | sábado 16 agosto 1980 |
Tipo: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
Operador: | Republic Airlines (RC) |
Registración: | registration unknown |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 111 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 116 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
Ubicación: | Havana ( Cuba)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | RC228 |
Descripción: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.
Fuentes:
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Aug 17, 1980
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Map
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.