Hijacking
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | 05 FEV 1981 |
| Heure: | ca 23:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Lockheed L-1011 TriStar |
| Compagnie: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 242 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU) (Porto Rico) |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Porto Rico | |
| Numéro de vol: | 929 |
Flight EA929 had taken off from New York-JFK on a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico when a 26-yea old male passenger told a flight attendant that he had a bomb and would detonate it unless the plane changed course for Cuba. He said he was fleeing for the Mafia and the New York police.
The hijacker sat down in the first class section of the cabin and all first class passengers were moved to the back. A flight attendant attempted to calm him down because he was very agitated.
Meanwhile the captain told the hijacker that he was diverting to Cuba. However, the flight continued to the destination, San Juan. The captain asked the airport to extinguish all airport lights except for the runway lights to trick the hijacker into believing the plane was in Cuba.
After landing, at 02:45 at night, the hijacker deplaned and was immediately arrested by FBI agents. The hijacker did not carry a bomb.
Sources:
» Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Feb 5, 1981
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY et San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport est de 2560 km (1600 miles).
La distance entre New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY et San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport est de 2560 km (1600 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
