Descripción del Accidente ASN 11 DEC 1988 Boeing 727-231 registration unknown - Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT)
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Fecha:domingo 11 diciembre 1988
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic B722 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-231
Operador:Trans World Airlines - TWA
Registración: registration unknown
Numéro de série:
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 121
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 128
Daños en la Aeronave: Ninguno
Ubicación:Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT) (   Islas Turcas y Caicos)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América
Número de Vuelo:TW469
Descripción:
Trans World Airlines Flight 469, a Boeing 727 with 121 passengers and a crew of 7, was hijacked between San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida. The hijacker demanded to be flown to Cuba. The pilot diverted to Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, where the hijacker surrendered after being tricked into believing he was in Cuba. No injuries occurred during the hijacking which was initiated when the hijacker claimed he had a bomb. No bomb was found on board the aircraft.

Fuentes:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1988 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security


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Distance from San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1672 km (1045 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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