Last updated: 12 May 2021
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 1974 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747SR-46 ? |
| Operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 406 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 423 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA) ( Japan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan |
| Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH), Japan | |
| Flightnumber: | JL903 |
An 18-year old Japanese man demanding nearly $56 million, most of it in $1,000 bills, to study biology and geology hijacked Japan Air Lines flight 903.
He carried a black satchel which he insinuated contained a bomb or weapons. Police said after his arrest that the bag contained 16,000 yen, an airline ticket, a bottle of vitamins, a sweater and a pair of trousers.
After seven hours police disguised as airport workers arrested the man.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Pacific Stars and Stripes March 14, 1974Photos
Map
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 Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Okinawa-Naha Airport as the crow flies is 1544 km (965 miles).
Distance from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Okinawa-Naha Airport as the crow flies is 1544 km (965 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.
