| Date: | Friday 23 November 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 356 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Osaka-Itami Airport (ITM/RJOO) |
| Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
A JAL DC-10-40 passenger jet was hijacked by a 25-year old male passenger, shortly after takeoff from Osaka. He used a plastic knife and a bottle opener and demanded to be taken to the Soviet Union. The flight was diverted to Narita Airport (NRT) for refueling. The hijacker was overpowered before the refueling was completed.
Sources:
The Dispatch - Nov 23, 1979
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