ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707 registration unknown Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV)
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Status:
Date:Sunday 24 November 1968
Type:Boeing 707
Operator:Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 96
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 103
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) (   Cuba)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America
Destination airport:San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico
Flightnumber:PA281
Narrative:
Three men hijacked the aircraft and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft landed at Havana at 14:18 hours.

Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Nov 25, 1968


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Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 2560 km (1600 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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