Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 November 1993
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-301
Owner/operator: Zhejiang Airlines
Location: Taipei –
ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59
Component Affected: Airbus A300 aircraftAirbus A300 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Zhejiang Airlines Airbus A300, carrying 54 passengers and five crew members, was hijacked to Taiwan due to a passenger who threatened to carry explosives. The hijacker, a 35-year-old Chinese man, sent a note demanding to be flown to Taiwan and, upon arrival, surrendered peacefully. The hijacker was found to be carrying two bars of soap wrapped in newspaper with a protruding wire, which turned out to be a bomb.A Zhejiang Airlines Airbus A300, carrying 54 passengers and five crew members, was hijacked to Taiwan due to a passenger who threatened to carry explosives. The hijacker, a 35-year-old Chinese man, sent a note demanding to be flown to Taiwan and, upon arrival, surrendered peacefully. The hijacker was found to be carrying two bars of soap wrapped in newspaper with a protruding wire, which turned out to be a bomb.
Description
A Zhejiang Airlines Airbus A300 with 54 passengers and five crew members was hijacked to Taiwan during a domestic night from Hangzhou (HGH) to Fuzhou (FOC). Forty minutes after takeoff, a 35-year old Chinese man sent a note to the crew via the flight attendant claiming that he was carrying explosives and demanding to be flown to Taiwan. Upon arrival in Taipei, the hijacker surrendered peacefully and was found to be unarmed. The alleged bomb brandished by the man turned out to be two bars of soap wrapped in newspaper with a wire protruding from the side.
Primary Cause
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