Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 December 1971
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Owner/operator: Air Canada
Location: Havana-Jos Mart¡ International Airport (HAV) –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89
Component Affected: Air Canada Flight 932Air Canada Flight 932
Category: Unlawful Interference
On January 25, 1972, Air Canada flight 932, a hijacked aircraft operated by a 24-year-old American male passenger, demanded to be flown to Havana, Cuba. The hijacker subsequently faced arrest in New York in 2001, marking the first successful hijacking in Canada.On January 25, 1972, Air Canada flight 932, a hijacked aircraft operated by a 24-year-old American male passenger, demanded to be flown to Havana, Cuba. The hijacker subsequently faced arrest in New York in 2001, marking the first successful hijacking in Canada.
Description
Air Canada flight 932 from Thunder Bay to Toronto was hijacked by a 24-year old American male passenger shortly before arrival at Toronto. He demanded to be flown to Havana, Cuba. On January 25, 1972, Canada officially asked Cuba to extradite the hijacker but Cuba didn’t respond to the request. In 2001, he was arrested in New York. This was the first successful hijacking in Canada.
Source of Information
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/suspect-in-1971-air-canada-hijacking-arrested-1.290689, http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/11/nyregion/traced-on-internet-teacher-is-charged-in-71-jet-hijacking.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/world/suspect-in-1971-air-canada-hijacking-arrested-1.290689, http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/11/nyregion/traced-on-internet-teacher-is-charged-in-71-jet-hijacking.htmlPrimary Cause
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