ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329684
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Date: | Sunday 2 March 1975 |
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Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
Owner/operator: | Air New England |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Hyannis Airport, MA (HYA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA/KHYA) |
Destination airport: | Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA (ACK/KACK) |
Narrative:A hijacker boarded the Twin Otter aircraft which was preparing for an aircraft repositioning trip. Only a pilot was aboard. The hijacker claimed to have a knife and demanded a flight to New Haven, CT. The pilot refused and radioed for help.
Trucks blocked the aircraft. The pilot deplaned and police boarded and seized hijacker.
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