Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 August 1995
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-23
Owner/operator: Phoenix Airways
Location: Cape Town International Airport (CPT) –
ÿ South Africa
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104
Component Affected: Boeing 727-023 aircraftBoeing 727-023 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A man hijacked a Boeing 727-023 aircraft, claiming to have a gasoline bomb and demanding transit to Cuba. The aircraft departed Cape Town en route to Johannesburg. After the pilot returned, he stated he needed maps and additional fuel to reach Cuba. Crew members overpowered the hijacker and seized his bag, and he was taken into custody. The hijacker’s device was a bottle containing a map.A man hijacked a Boeing 727-023 aircraft, claiming to have a gasoline bomb and demanding transit to Cuba. The aircraft departed Cape Town en route to Johannesburg. After the pilot returned, he stated he needed maps and additional fuel to reach Cuba. Crew members overpowered the hijacker and seized his bag, and he was taken into custody. The hijacker’s device was a bottle containing a map.
Description
A man claiming to have a gasoline bomb hijacked Phoenix Airways Flight 506 and demanded transit to Cuba. The hijacking took place shortly after the Boeing 727-023 aircraft departed Cape Town en route to Johannesburg. The pilot returned to Cape Town after telling the hijacker that maps and additional fuel were needed to fly the 7,000 miles to Cuba. Shortly after the plane landed, crew members overpowered the hijacker and seized his bag, and he was taken into custody. The hijacker’s “incendiary device” was a bottle in a paper bag.
Primary Cause
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