| Date: | Thursday 1 September 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-264 |
| Owner/operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-DAT |
| MSN: | 20787/999 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Mérida Airport (MID) -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cozumel Airport (CZM/MMCZ) |
| Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD) |
A male passenger hijacked the flight and threatened to kill a passenger with a razor blade unless the crew took him to Tel Aviv, Israel. He agreed to let the plane land at Merida, Mexico to be refueled and while on the ground several security agents disguised as airline mechanics boarded the aircraft and arrested the hijacker.
The airplane operated on a passenger service from Miami, FL (MIA) to Mexico City Airport (MEX) via Cozumel and Mérida.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 2-9-1983
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