Date: | Sunday 3 January 1971 |
Time: | |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
Owner/operator: | National Airlines |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 97 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) -
Cuba
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Destination airport: | Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) |
Narrative:The aircraft was hijacked 190 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida, while on its way to Tampa, Florida. The hijacker asked for a glass of water and pulled a gun on a flight attendant. She brought him to the cockpit. He demanded to be taken to Cuba.
The hijacker deplaned at Havana, along with his wife and two small children.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times - Jan 4, 1971 Location
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