| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic Airlines (RC) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 116 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Havana -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
| Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) |
Four hijackers, carrying containers of gasoline, hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Cuba. The hijackers surrendered after landing at Havana Airport, Cuba.
Sources:
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Aug 17, 1980
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