Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 14 September 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Eastern Air Lines
Location: Miami, FL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On the morning of [Date], a hijacker hijacked a flight and instructed them to fly to Cuba. The hijacker then provided a note indicating a bomb was placed in a public area in Tampa. The pilot was instructed to disarm the bomb after arrival in Cuba, but the aircraft landed in Miami. The hijacker refused to provide information regarding the bomb and no explosion occurred. Police apprehended the hijacker.On the morning of [Date], a hijacker hijacked a flight and instructed them to fly to Cuba. The hijacker then provided a note indicating a bomb was placed in a public area in Tampa. The pilot was instructed to disarm the bomb after arrival in Cuba, but the aircraft landed in Miami. The hijacker refused to provide information regarding the bomb and no explosion occurred. Police apprehended the hijacker.
Description
A short time before arrival at Miami, a hijacker gave a flight attendant a note which indicated that he had placed a bomb in a public area in Tampa and it would be detonated unless the hijacker was flown to Cuba. The location and disarming instructions were to be provided after his arrival 1n Cuba. The pilot was advised but landed the aircraft In Miami where the hijacker was taken into custody by police. He refused to provide information concerning the bomb. However no bomb was found and no explosion occurred.
Primary Cause
Hijacking and the provision of a bomb threat.Hijacking and the provision of a bomb threat.Share on:
