Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 3 January 1974 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
Operator: | Air Jamaica |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Kingston Airport (KIN) ( Jamaica)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Kingston Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaica |
Destination airport: | Detroit (unknown airport), MI, United States of America |
Narrative:Immediately after boarding, a 17-year old Cuban male brandished what he described as a hand grenade and demanded to be flown to Miami, Florida, USA. One of the pilots made him agree to allow all passengers to disembark. A security officer then entered the aircraft, stating he was a flight engineer. The officer was able to disarm the hijacker. The "grenade" appeared to be a piece of wood covered in a handkerchief.
Classification:
Hijack
Sources:
» Kingston Gleaner January 4,1974
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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.