Hijacking
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 14 JUN 1985 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Boeing 727-231 |
| Compagnie: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Immatriculation: | N64339 |
| Numéro de série: | 20844/1065 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1974-08-27 (10 years 10 months) |
| Moteurs: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 145 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 153 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Inconnu |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) (Liban) |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Grèce |
| Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF), Italie | |
| Numéro de vol: | 847 |
A Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 with 145 passengers and 8 crew members aboard was hijacked by two Shiite Lebanese men armed with a pistol and two hand grenades. The flight was en route from Athens, Greece to Rome, Italy when the hijackers forced their way into the cockpit, beat the first officer and flight
engineer, and ordered the captain to fly to Algiers, Algeria. When told by the captain that the aircraft did not have sufficient to fly to Algiers, the hijackers then changed their destination to Beirut, Lebanon. They demanded the relealse of over 700 Shiite prisoners held by Israel and others. From the period of June 14 through June 26 a total of 111 passengers and 5 flight attendants were released at various times during the three landings at Beirut and two landings at Algiers. One U.S. military passenger was shot and killed on the second landing at Beirut. Additional Shiites joined the original two hijackers ordering the captain to fly to Algiers a second time. During this landing, a third member of the original team who failed to get on the aircraft in Athens joined the group. On June 30, 1985 the remaining 36 passengers and 3 crew members were released in Damascus, Syria. The aircraft was held by Lebanese authorities in Beirut until August 16, 1985.
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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 Athens-Ellinikon International Airport et Roma-Fiumicino Airport est de 1063 km (665 miles).
La distance entre Athens-Ellinikon International Airport et Roma-Fiumicino Airport est de 1063 km (665 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.
