ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327917
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1982 |
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| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 97 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
About 30 minutes prior to arrival at Miami, FL, a passenger told a flight attendant he wanted to go to Cuba, that his mother had died in Cuba recently, and that he had a bomb. He held a small bottle containing liquid and a cigarette lighter. He threatened to start a fire if his demand was not met. The pilot announced that they would fly to Cuba but actually landed in Miami.
When the hijacker learned that they had not landed in Cuba, he became very agitated. When the pilot distracted the hijacker, a passenger attacked him, and with the assistance of the pilot and other passengers, overpowered him.
The police then boarded and took the hijacker into custody. Charges were dismissed due to mental incompetence.
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