Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 August 1970
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-81
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Registration Number: JA8305
Location: Hamamatsu AFB –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81
Component Affected: Boeing 727Boeing 727
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 24-year-old male passenger hijacked a Boeing 727 en route from Nagoya, Japan, demanding a rifle and gasoline. He persuaded the pilot to release a pregnant passenger through the rear exit, and subsequently arrested the hijacker. The hijacker expressed a desire to commit suicide after a broken relationship.A 24-year-old male passenger hijacked a Boeing 727 en route from Nagoya, Japan, demanding a rifle and gasoline. He persuaded the pilot to release a pregnant passenger through the rear exit, and subsequently arrested the hijacker. The hijacker expressed a desire to commit suicide after a broken relationship.
Description
A 24-year old male passenger brandished what looked like a revolver and hijacked the Boeing 727 some 15 minutes after departure from Nagoya, Japan. The flight landed at Hamamatsu Air Force Base, where the hijacker demanded a rifle and bullets and two cans of gasoline. The pilot judged that the hijackers weapon looked like a toy gun and persuaded him to release a pregnant passenger through the rear exit. Policemen entered the aircraft as the passenger was released and arrested the hijacker. The hijacker stated that he wanted to commit suicide after a broken relationship, but couldn’t. He then hijacked the aircraft, hoping to get shot by a soldier at the air base.
Source of Information
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