ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331035
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1970 |
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| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Caribbean Airways |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) |
En route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, flight TC401 was hijacked by three men using grenades and a pistol. They demanded to be flow to Cuba. After staying on the ground for five hours at Havana, the plane flew back to Miami, FL.
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