Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 13 September 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines
Location: Havana –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 88
Component Affected: Aircraft interiorAircraft interior
Category: Unlawful Interference
Two hijackers, armed with cigarette lighters and rubbing alcohol bottles, threatened to light a spilled liquid on an aircraft, demanding it be flown to Cuba. They caused minor damage to the aircraft’s interior and were apprehended by Cuban authorities, resulting in a 4-year and 3-year sentences for each hijacker.Two hijackers, armed with cigarette lighters and rubbing alcohol bottles, threatened to light a spilled liquid on an aircraft, demanding it be flown to Cuba. They caused minor damage to the aircraft’s interior and were apprehended by Cuban authorities, resulting in a 4-year and 3-year sentences for each hijacker.
Description
Shortly after takeoff two hijackers holding cigarette lighters and rubbing alcohol bottles stood up and shouted Cuba several times. They splashed some of the liquid which smelled like rubbing alcohol on the aircraft’s interior and threatened to light the fluid unless they were flown to Cuba. The hijacker’s limited the movement of the flight attendants and passengers during the flight to Havana, Cuba where the hijackers were taken into custody by Cuban authorities. Reportedly sentenced 1n Cuba to 4 and 3 years respectively.
Primary Cause
Hijacking and threat of violence.Hijacking and threat of violence.Share on:
