Narrative:
Eastern Air Lines flight 257 was hijacked at 09:30 hours EST, 21 minutes after takeoff from Raleigh/Durham Airport, North Carolina.
The hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. The pilot made refueling stop at Jacksonville, Florida, before proceeding to Cuba. The aircraft arrived at Havana at 11:57 hours EST.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 13 November 1970 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 78 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Havana ( Cuba)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU), United States of America |
| Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | EA257 |
Eastern Air Lines flight 257 was hijacked at 09:30 hours EST, 21 minutes after takeoff from Raleigh/Durham Airport, North Carolina.
The hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba. The pilot made refueling stop at Jacksonville, Florida, before proceeding to Cuba. The aircraft arrived at Havana at 11:57 hours EST.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Pacific Stars and Stripes November 15, 1970Photos
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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 Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 568 km (355 miles).
Distance from Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 568 km (355 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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