Flugunfall 26 JUL 1969 einer McDonnell Douglas DC-9 registration unknown - Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV)
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Status:
Datum:Samstag 26 Juli 1969
Flugzeugtyp:McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Fluggesellschaft:Continental Air Lines
Kennzeichen: registration unknown
Werknummer:
Baujahr:
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 53
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 57
Sachschaden: nicht beschädigt
Unfallort:Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) (   Kuba)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP), USA
Flug nach:Midland/Odessa Regional Airport, TX (MAF/KMAF), USA
Flugnummer:CO156
Unfallbericht:
A passenger on a flight from El Paso to Midland, Texas, hijacked the aircraft using a knife and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft landed at Midland/Odessa Airport to refuel. All passengers and flight attendants were released. The aircraft then continued to Mobile, Alabama for another refueling stop. The aircraft then continued to Havana.

Informationsquelle:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jul 28, 1969


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Distance from El Paso International Airport, TX to Midland/Odessa Regional Airport, TX as the crow flies is 392 km (245 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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