Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 November 1983
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Owner/operator: Republic Airlines (RC)
Location: Chicago, IL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A male passenger jumped from his seat and ran to the cockpit area, shouting incoherently, threatening to blow up the plane. He demanded to talk to various people and insisted the aircraft be flown to Chicago, IL. While enroute, he struck passengers and was subdued by other passengers. Upon landing in Chicago, he was taken into custody and charged with air piracy.A male passenger jumped from his seat and ran to the cockpit area, shouting incoherently, threatening to blow up the plane. He demanded to talk to various people and insisted the aircraft be flown to Chicago, IL. While enroute, he struck passengers and was subdued by other passengers. Upon landing in Chicago, he was taken into custody and charged with air piracy.
Description
A male passenger jumped from his seat and ran to the cockpit area shouting incoherently. He held a small bag and while banging on the cockpit door, he threatened to blow up the plane. After landing at Kalamazoo, he refused to allow passengers to emplane or deplane. Threatening to kill the pilot, he demanded to talk to various people and that the aircraft be flown to Chicago, IL. While enroute, the hijacker walked down the aisle striking passengers. A passenger struck the hijacker and with the assistance of other passengers subdued him. Upon landing in Chicago the hijacker was taken into custody by law enforcement officials. He has been charged with air piracy.
Primary Cause
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