Détails:
While on ground at Kinston, NC, a passenger pushed against the flight attendants, claiming he had a gun, and forced them into the cockpit, demanding to go to Havana, Cuba. The plane landed in New Bern, NC, to take on fuel and then the flight continued.
The hijacker was overpowered by passengers and crew and appeared not to be armed.
He was sentenced to 35 years for air piracy and 15 years for interference with flight crew.
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| Date: | samedi 28 janvier 1978 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  NAMC YS-11 |
| Compagnie: | Piedmont Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 14 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Kinston, New Bern ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En attente (STD) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Kinston-Stallings Field, NC (ISO/KISO), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | PT964 |
While on ground at Kinston, NC, a passenger pushed against the flight attendants, claiming he had a gun, and forced them into the cockpit, demanding to go to Havana, Cuba. The plane landed in New Bern, NC, to take on fuel and then the flight continued.
The hijacker was overpowered by passengers and crew and appeared not to be armed.
He was sentenced to 35 years for air piracy and 15 years for interference with flight crew.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Kinston-Stallings Field, NC et Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC est de 120 km (75 miles).
La distance entre Kinston-Stallings Field, NC et Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC est de 120 km (75 miles).
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