Détails:
A 31-year-old male passenger in row 6 of the Delta Air Lines CV-880 called a stewardess and pulled his sawed-off shotgun. He demanded to be flown to Havana. The captain decided to land at the destination Miami, Florida. The stewardess tricked the man in saying that the flight could not divert because the aircraft was already in the approach pattern. After landing the man was apprehended by police.
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| Date: | lundi 13 janvier 1969 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Convair CV-880 |
| Compagnie: | Delta Air Lines |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 77 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | DL297 |
A 31-year-old male passenger in row 6 of the Delta Air Lines CV-880 called a stewardess and pulled his sawed-off shotgun. He demanded to be flown to Havana. The captain decided to land at the destination Miami, Florida. The stewardess tricked the man in saying that the flight could not divert because the aircraft was already in the approach pattern. After landing the man was apprehended by police.
Sources:
» St. Petersburg Times - Jan 14, 1969Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI et Miami International Airport, FL est de 1834 km (1146 miles).
La distance entre Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI et Miami International Airport, FL est de 1834 km (1146 miles).
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