Incident Overview
Date: Friday 31 January 1969
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8
Owner/operator: National Airlines
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger on National Airlines flight 44 hijacked the aircraft, pulling a gun and demanding to be taken to Cuba.A passenger on National Airlines flight 44 hijacked the aircraft, pulling a gun and demanding to be taken to Cuba.
Description
A passenger on National Airlines flight 44 to Tampa an Miami pulled a gun and hijacked the aircraft at 05:28, when it was 200 miles east of Houston, Texas. The hijacker demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19690201&printsec=frontpage&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19690201&printsec=frontpage&hl=enPrimary Cause
Passenger-related behavior and potential intent to disrupt flight operations.Passenger-related behavior and potential intent to disrupt flight operations.Share on:
