Hijacking
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 31 DEC 1984 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | American Airlines |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 13 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 185 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 198 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) (Cuba) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport (STX/TISX), Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 626 |
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.
Bronnen:
» Record-Journal - Jan 2, 1985
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport en New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY bedraagt 2676 km (1673 miles).
De afstand tussen Saint Croix-Alexander Hamilton Airport en New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY bedraagt 2676 km (1673 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.
