Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 May 1971
Aircraft Type: NAMC YS-11
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Location: Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 48-year-old Korean passenger hijacked a commercial aircraft, claiming to have dynamite concealed in his clothing, and demanded to be flown to North Korea. The pilot returned to Haneda Airport, where the hijacker was apprehended.A 48-year-old Korean passenger hijacked a commercial aircraft, claiming to have dynamite concealed in his clothing, and demanded to be flown to North Korea. The pilot returned to Haneda Airport, where the hijacker was apprehended.
Description
A 48-yeard old Korean passenger hijacked the aircraft, claiming to have dynamite under his clothes. He wanted to be flown to North Korea. The pilot returned to Haneda Airport, where the hijacker was arrested.
Primary Cause
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