| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
 Cuba
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
National Airlines flight 1439 from New York to Miami via Tampa was hijacked after takeoff from Tampa by a man, carrying a .45 caliber automatic and what seemed to be a hand grenade. He demanded to be flown to Cuba.
The aircraft made a refueling stop at Key West, Florida.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times - Dec 4, 1968
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