Beschrijving:
Continental Flight 144 from Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ) to Tulsa (TUL) via Denver and Wichita (ICT) was hijacked after takeoff from Wichita. A man gave a note to a stewardess saying he had a gun in his jacket and wanted to go to Cuba. The stewardess took the note to the pilot, who asked if the passengers could get off at Tulsa. The man agreed and the plane landed normally. When the passengers left, the crew followed, and Tulsa police boarded the plane and arrested the man, finding him to be unarmed.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | zaterdag 19 december 1970 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Continental Air Lines |
| Registratie: | registration unknown |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 26 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 30 |
| Schade: | Geen |
| Plaats: | Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL) ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT/KICT), Verenigde Staten |
| Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL/KTUL), Verenigde Staten | |
| Vluchtnummer: | CO144 |
Continental Flight 144 from Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ) to Tulsa (TUL) via Denver and Wichita (ICT) was hijacked after takeoff from Wichita. A man gave a note to a stewardess saying he had a gun in his jacket and wanted to go to Cuba. The stewardess took the note to the pilot, who asked if the passengers could get off at Tulsa. The man agreed and the plane landed normally. When the passengers left, the crew followed, and Tulsa police boarded the plane and arrested the man, finding him to be unarmed.
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS en Tulsa International Airport, OK bedraagt 210 km (132 miles).
De afstand tussen Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS en Tulsa International Airport, OK bedraagt 210 km (132 miles).
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