Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 July 1975
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Location: Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 286
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 17-year-old male passenger hijacked a flight to Sapporo, demanding to be flown to Okinawa instead of Hawaii. The captain returned to Tokyo and, upon learning this was impossible, demanded to be flown to Okinawa. Police apprehended the hijacker, who was subsequently arrested.A 17-year-old male passenger hijacked a flight to Sapporo, demanding to be flown to Okinawa instead of Hawaii. The captain returned to Tokyo and, upon learning this was impossible, demanded to be flown to Okinawa. Police apprehended the hijacker, who was subsequently arrested.
Description
A 17-year old male passenger hijacked the flight to Sapporo. The captain returned to Tokyo where all passengers could deplane. The plane was refueled and the hijacker demanded to be flown to Hawaii. When the hijacker was told this was impossible, he had demanded to be flown to Okinawa. The police then boarded the plane and arrested the man.
Primary Cause
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