Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 July 1973
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-246B
Owner/operator: Japan Air Lines – JAL
Registration Number: JA8109
Location: Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN) –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The explosive device carried by the hijacker.The explosive device carried by the hijacker.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A flight, Flight 404, was hijacked by four individuals shortly after departing Amsterdam. The hijacker, a woman, triggered a catastrophic explosion of the explosive device she was carrying, resulting in her death. The aircraft subsequently landed in Dubai and subsequently flew to Damascus and Benghazi, where all passengers and crew were released, and the aircraft was destroyed.A flight, Flight 404, was hijacked by four individuals shortly after departing Amsterdam. The hijacker, a woman, triggered a catastrophic explosion of the explosive device she was carrying, resulting in her death. The aircraft subsequently landed in Dubai and subsequently flew to Damascus and Benghazi, where all passengers and crew were released, and the aircraft was destroyed.
Description
Flight 404 was hijacked by 4 men and a woman, shortly after leaving Amsterdam. The woman hijacker got killed in an accidental explosion of the explosive device she was carrying. The aircraft landed at Dubai and later took off for Damascus and Benghazi. All passengers and crew were released and the aircraft blown up.
Primary Cause
Explosive device malfunction and triggering of a catastrophic explosion.Explosive device malfunction and triggering of a catastrophic explosion.Share on:
