Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 16 August 1980
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines
Location: Havana –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 165
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On October 12, 2023, a hijacker demanded the aircraft be flown to Cuba, threatening to burn it if the demand was not met. He claimed to have accomplices carrying gasoline bottles. Cuban authorities apprehended the hijacker, sentencing him to four years in Cuba.On October 12, 2023, a hijacker demanded the aircraft be flown to Cuba, threatening to burn it if the demand was not met. He claimed to have accomplices carrying gasoline bottles. Cuban authorities apprehended the hijacker, sentencing him to four years in Cuba.
Description
About one hour and 30 minutes after takeoff the hijacker carrying three 32 ounce bottles in a box and a cigarette lighter demanded that the aircraft be flown to Cuba or he would burn the aircraft. He claimed to have three accomplices aboard who also had bottles of gasoline. The hijacker allowed the crew to confirm the presence of gasoline by smelling his hand after he poured some of the liquid from one of the bottles on it. The aircraft was flown to Havana where the hijacker was taken into custody by Cuban authorities. Reportedly sentenced In Cuba to 4 years.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wJwcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=22cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4916%2C324993https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wJwcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=22cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4916%2C324993Primary Cause
Hijacking and demand for destination.Hijacking and demand for destination.Share on:
