Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 1 September 1983 |
Type: | Boeing 727-264 |
Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
Registration: | XA-DAT |
MSN: | 20787/999 |
First flight: | 1973-12-05 (9 years 9 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Mérida Airport (MID) ( Mexico)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Cozumel Airport (CZM/MMCZ), Mexico |
Destination airport: | Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD), Mexico |
Narrative:A male passenger hijacked the flight and threatened to kill a passenger with a razor blade unless the crew took him to Tel Aviv, Israel. He agreed to let the plane land at Merida, Mexico to be refueled and while on the ground several security agents disguised as airline mechanics boarded the aircraft and arrested the hijacker.
The airplane operated on a passenger service from Miami, FL (MIA) to Mexico City Airport (MEX) via Cozumel and Mérida.
Classification:
Hijack
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 2-9-1983
Photos
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 Cozumel Airport to Mérida-Rejon Airport as the crow flies is 286 km (179 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.