Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 August 1969
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: National Airlines
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On National Airlines flight 11, a man and his wife, along with two children, hijacked the aircraft while over Fort Myers, Florida. The man demanded to be taken to Cuba, forcing a stewardess to take him to the cockpit. After landing at Havana at 10:44, the family of four experienced a malfunction and subsequently deployed.On National Airlines flight 11, a man and his wife, along with two children, hijacked the aircraft while over Fort Myers, Florida. The man demanded to be taken to Cuba, forcing a stewardess to take him to the cockpit. After landing at Havana at 10:44, the family of four experienced a malfunction and subsequently deployed.
Description
While over Fort Myers, Florida, National Airlines flight 11 was hijacked. A man, accompanied by his wife and two kids, pulled a gun and forced a stewardess to take him to the cockpit. He demanded to be taken to Cuba. After landing at Havana at 10:44 the family of four deplaned. The man hijacked the aircraft to be able to visit an older son in Cuba.
Source of Information
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