Narrative:
National Airlines flight 424 departed from Key West, Florida at 15:37 hours. Soon after takeoff a 19-year-old passenger entered the cockpit, threatening the pilots with a knife. He demanded to be taken to Cuba.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 24 January 1969 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Key West International Airport, FL (EYW/KEYW), United States of America |
| New York (unknown airport), NY, United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | NA424 |
National Airlines flight 424 departed from Key West, Florida at 15:37 hours. Soon after takeoff a 19-year-old passenger entered the cockpit, threatening the pilots with a knife. He demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jan 25, 1969Photos
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