Beschrijving:
The DC-8 carrying 143 passengers and 12 crewmembers was hijacked after leaving Zürich on September 6. The plane was then flown to Zerqa, a military airfield 20 miles North of Amman. Hijackers from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine released the hostages and blew up the plane September 13.
accident date: 13-09-1970
type: Douglas DC-8-53
registration: HB-IDD
accident date: 13-09-1970
type: Douglas DC-8-53
registration: HB-IDD
| Status: | |
| Datum: | zondag 13 september 1970 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-8-53 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Swissair |
| Registratie: | HB-IDD |
| Constructienummer: | 45656/191 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1963 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Zerqa RAF Station (Dawson's Field) ( Jordanië)
|
| Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Zwitserland |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | SR100 |
The DC-8 carrying 143 passengers and 12 crewmembers was hijacked after leaving Zürich on September 6. The plane was then flown to Zerqa, a military airfield 20 miles North of Amman. Hijackers from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine released the hostages and blew up the plane September 13.
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accident date: 13-09-1970
type: Douglas DC-8-53
registration: HB-IDD
accident date: 13-09-1970
type: Douglas DC-8-53
registration: HB-IDD
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Zürich-Kloten Airport en New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY bedraagt 6264 km (3915 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
De afstand tussen Zürich-Kloten Airport en New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY bedraagt 6264 km (3915 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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