Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 July 1974
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Owner/operator: Japan Air Lines – JAL
Registration Number: JA8045
Location: Nagoya –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A male passenger hijacked a JAL DC-8, demanding the release of a communist terrorist leader and subsequently requesting to be flown to Nagoya. The hijacker remained on the flight deck after the landing, prompting a police response and subsequent seizure of the aircraft.A male passenger hijacked a JAL DC-8, demanding the release of a communist terrorist leader and subsequently requesting to be flown to Nagoya. The hijacker remained on the flight deck after the landing, prompting a police response and subsequent seizure of the aircraft.
Description
A male passenger, armed with a knife, hijacked a JAL DC-8. He demanded the release of the leader of the Japanese Red Army, a communist terrorist group. His demands were not met and the hijacker then demanded to be flown to Nagoya. After landing the hijacker remained in the flight deck with the pilots. The flight attendants meanwhile opened an emergency exit to allow the passengers to escape. The aircraft was subsequently stormed by police officers who took the hijacker into custody.
Source of Information
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010837397:mpeg21:a0105, http://hikokikumo.net/His-Civ-DC8-000-60.htm#45https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010837397:mpeg21:a0105, http://hikokikumo.net/His-Civ-DC8-000-60.htm#45Primary Cause
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