Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 September 1983
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: American Airlines
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112
Component Affected: Aircraft lavatory and the aircraft’s interior.Aircraft lavatory and the aircraft’s interior.
Category: Unlawful Interference
Onboard a flight, a passenger briefly accessed the rear lavatory and delivered a note instructing the crew to divert to Cuba. The hijacker remained in the lavatory throughout the flight, carrying a plastic box with a nine-volt battery and wires, which authorities later seized. The flight was subsequently diverted to Cuba.Onboard a flight, a passenger briefly accessed the rear lavatory and delivered a note instructing the crew to divert to Cuba. The hijacker remained in the lavatory throughout the flight, carrying a plastic box with a nine-volt battery and wires, which authorities later seized. The flight was subsequently diverted to Cuba.
Description
Approximately twenty minutes after takeoff, a male passenger stopped briefly from the rear lavatory and handed a note to a passenger to provide the note to a crew member. The note indicated that he wanted the flight diverted to Cuba or he would blow up the aircraft. The pilot was advised and diverted the aircraft to Cuba. The hijacker remained in the lavatory the entire trip. He held a plastic box approximately two to three inches in diameter with a nine volt battery taped to the side. The purported bomb also had several wires extending from the box. After landing at Havana, Cuba. authorities boarded the aircraft and took the hijacker and his possessions into custody.
Primary Cause
Hijacking of an aircraft.Hijacking of an aircraft.Share on:
