Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 March 1971
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-53
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-DCM
Location: Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) –
ÿ Suriname
Phase of Flight: Standing
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: DC-8 jetDC-8 jet
Category: Unlawful Interference
A man armed with a Uzi submachine gun hijacked a KLM DC-8 jet at Zanderij Airport in Suriname. He threatened a flight attendant and subsequently surrendered the hijacker after border police intervention.A man armed with a Uzi submachine gun hijacked a KLM DC-8 jet at Zanderij Airport in Suriname. He threatened a flight attendant and subsequently surrendered the hijacker after border police intervention.
Description
A man, armed with an Uzi submachine gun, took a car at the Zanderij Airport in Suriname and drove to a parked KLM DC-8 jet on the apron. All passengers had just boarded the flight. The armed man went on board and threatened a flight attendant. Two members of the border police boarded the plane after about an hour and managed to get the hijacker to surrender.
Source of Information
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