Narrative:
A passenger on board the shuttle service from Newark (EWR) to Boston (BOS) could not pay his fare. He pulled a gun and went to the flight deck. A struggle ensued and the hijacker shot both pilots. He also sustained wounds in the chest himself. The copilot died, but the captain managed to land the plane safely at Boston. The hijacker was arrested by police.
» Ludington Daily News - Mar 18, 1970
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 March 1970 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | N8925E |
| MSN: | 45840/117 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 73 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
| Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | EA1320 |
A passenger on board the shuttle service from Newark (EWR) to Boston (BOS) could not pay his fare. He pulled a gun and went to the flight deck. A struggle ensued and the hijacker shot both pilots. He also sustained wounds in the chest himself. The copilot died, but the captain managed to land the plane safely at Boston. The hijacker was arrested by police.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Capt. Cody Diamond (E-mail, 8-4-2010)» Ludington Daily News - Mar 18, 1970
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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 Newark International Airport, NJ to Boston-Logan International Airport, MA as the crow flies is 320 km (200 miles).
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Boston-Logan International Airport, MA as the crow flies is 320 km (200 miles).
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