Last updated: 5 August 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 2 August 1970 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-121 |
| Operator: | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) |
| Registration: | N736PA |
| MSN: | 19643/11 |
| First flight: | 1969-12-24 (7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 360 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 379 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
| San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Puerto Rico | |
| Flightnumber: | PA299 |
A male passenger drew a pistol and a bottle he said claimed nitroglycerin. He demanded to be flown to Cuba.
This was the first hijacking of a Boeing 747.
Classification:
HijackPhotos
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 New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 2560 km (1600 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport as the crow flies is 2560 km (1600 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
