Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 May 1969
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Northeast Airlines
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: FlightFlight
Category: Unlawful Interference
Three passengers, including one armed with a pistol and one with a steak knife, hijacked a flight near Jacksonville, Florida at 10:57, demanding to be taken to Cuba.Three passengers, including one armed with a pistol and one with a steak knife, hijacked a flight near Jacksonville, Florida at 10:57, demanding to be taken to Cuba.
Description
Three passengers, two armed with automatic pistols and the other with a steak knife, hijacked the flight in the vicinity of Jacksonville, Florida at 10:57. They demanded to be taken to Cuba.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GaBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0nsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2009%2C4703843https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GaBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0nsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2009%2C4703843Primary Cause
Demand for transportation to Cuba.Demand for transportation to Cuba.Share on:
