Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 11 December 1968
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Trans World Airlines – TWA
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: Aircraft cockpitAircraft cockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
A TWA aircraft was hijacked shortly after takeoff, demanding to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft landed in Havana, Cuba, resulting in the departure of the hijacker and a passenger.A TWA aircraft was hijacked shortly after takeoff, demanding to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft landed in Havana, Cuba, resulting in the departure of the hijacker and a passenger.
Description
TWA’s inaugural non-stop flight from Nashville to Miami was hijacked. Twenty minutes after takeoff a pulled gun and entered the cockpit, demanding to be taken to Cuba. The aircraft landed at Havana, Cuba, where the hijacker and a female passenger both left the aircraft.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19681212&printsec=frontpage&hl=enhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19681212&printsec=frontpage&hl=enPrimary Cause
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