Descripción:
Four hijackers killed a ticket agent and wounded a ramp serviceman while forcing their way aboard. They demanded to be taken to Cuba.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 29 octubre 1972 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 727 |
| Operador: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 47 |
| Víctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), Estados Unidos de América |
| Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | EA496 |
Four hijackers killed a ticket agent and wounded a ramp serviceman while forcing their way aboard. They demanded to be taken to Cuba.
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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 Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 1101 km (688 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA as the crow flies is 1101 km (688 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.
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