Status: | |
Datum: | Montag 31 Dezember 1984 |
Flugzeugtyp: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |
Fluggesellschaft: | American Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 13 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 185 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 198 |
Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
Unfallort: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Kuba)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX), |
Flug nach: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), USA |
Flugnummer: | AA626 |
Unfallbericht:A prisoner under escort of three Virgin Island Correction Bureau armed law enforcement officers hijacked the DC-10 to Cuba. The hijacking began while the aircraft was en-route to New York from the Virgin Islands. The prisoner made numerous trips to the aft lavatory feigning sickness; after the last trip, he came out
of the lavatory with a pistol, disarmed the three guards and forced the aircraft to land in Havana. Allegedly, the pistol was placed in the lavatory by person(s) unknown in St. Croix. Upon arrival in Cuba, the hijacker was taken into custody.
Informationsquelle:
» Record-Journal - Jan 2, 1985
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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 Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 2676 km (1673 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.