Incident Overview
Date: Friday 5 November 1993
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737
Owner/operator: Xiamen Airlines
Location: Taipei –
ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 140
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On Xiamen Airlines flight from Guangzhou to Xiamen, a 27-year-old Chinese man hijacked an aircraft. He threatened to blow up the plane unless flown to Taiwan, carrying toothpaste tubes and soap taped to his body. He claimed to be motivated by a desire to see his maternal grandfather in Taipei.On Xiamen Airlines flight from Guangzhou to Xiamen, a 27-year-old Chinese man hijacked an aircraft. He threatened to blow up the plane unless flown to Taiwan, carrying toothpaste tubes and soap taped to his body. He claimed to be motivated by a desire to see his maternal grandfather in Taipei.
Description
A Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft with 129 passengers and 11 crew members was hijacked to Taiwan during a domestic flight from Guangzhou to Xiamen. A 27-year old Chinese man held a knife to the throat of one of the crew members and threatened to blow up the aircraft unless he was flown to Taiwan. The explosives he claimed to be carrying under his shirt were later found to be toothpaste tubes and soap taped to the man’s body. The hijacker surrendered without incident after the aircraft landed in Taipei. There were no reports of injuries. The hijacker claimed to have been motivated by a desire to see his maternal grandfather who resides in Taipei .
Primary Cause
Hijacking of an aircraft by a person intent on causing harm.Hijacking of an aircraft by a person intent on causing harm.Share on:
