Status: | |
Date: | Friday 29 August 1969 |
Type: | Boeing 727 |
Operator: | National Airlines |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Destination airport: | New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA (MSY/KMSY), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | NA183 |
Narrative:While over Fort Myers, Florida, National Airlines flight 11 was hijacked. A man, accompanied by his wife and two kids, pulled a gun and forced a stewardess to take him to the cockpit. He demanded to be taken to Cuba. After landing at Havana at 10:44 the family of four deplaned. The man hijacked the aircraft to be able to visit an older son in Cuba.
Classification:
Hijack
Sources:
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St. Petersburg Times - Aug 30, 1969
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to New Orleans-Moisant Field, LA as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.