Last updated: 23 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Donnerstag 31 Juli 1969 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 727 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 131 |
| Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Kuba)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT), USA |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA | |
| Flugnummer: | TW79 |
A prisoner under escort by two federal officers used a razor blade to threaten a stewardess and hijack the plane to Cuba.
Informationsquelle:
» Ocala Star-Banner - Aug 1, 1969Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pittsburgh International Airport, PA to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3407 km (2129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Pittsburgh International Airport, PA to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3407 km (2129 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
