ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327524
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| Date: | Monday 21 November 1983 |
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| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic Airlines (RC) |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport, MI (AZO/AZO) |
A male passenger jumped from his seat and ran to the cockpit area shouting incoherently. He held a small bag and while banging on the cockpit door, he threatened to blow up the plane. After landing at Kalamazoo, he refused to allow passengers to emplane or deplane.
Threatening to kill the pilot, he demanded to talk to various people and that the aircraft be flown to Chicago, IL. While enroute, the hijacker walked down the aisle striking passengers. A passenger struck the hijacker and with the assistance of other passengers subdued him. Upon landing in Chicago the hijacker was taken into custody by law enforcement officials. He has been charged with air piracy.
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