ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) registration unknown Shenyang Airport (SHE)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Wednesday 17 April 2002
Time:17:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82)
Operator:China Northern Airlines
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 61
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 71
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Shenyang Airport (SHE) (   China)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Dalian Airport (DLC/ZYTL), China
Destination airport:Shenyang Airport (SHE/ZYTK), China
Flightnumber:CJ6621
Narrative:
A man attempted to hijack the domestic flight from Dalian to Shenyang, nine minutes after takeoff. A male passenger seated at seat 16B stood up, then hijacked a cabin crew nearby with a knife and demanded to be taken to the United States. In-flight security personnel and passengers managed to overpower the man immediately. At 17:58 local time, the flight landed safely at Shenyang.

Classification:
Hijack

Sources:
» Acts of Unlawful Interference - (1996-2004) / ICAO Aviation Security and Facilitation Branch (S&F)


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Distance from Dalian Airport to Shenyang Airport as the crow flies is 352 km (220 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.
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