Descripción:
Armed with a 45-calibre pistol and a 22-calibre rifle the hijacker forced a male maintenance employee to board the aircraft. He then demanded a pilot and to be flown to South Africa. After 8 hours of negotiation he surrendered, deplaned and was taken into custody.
The hijacker had complained he had been cheated out of welfare money.
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| Fecha: | jueves 15 mayo 1980 |
| Hora: | 05:45 |
| Tipo: |  Grumman G-73 Mallard |
| Operador: | Chalk's International Airlines |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Ninguno |
| Ubicación: | Miami Seaplane Base, FL (MPB) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En Espera (STD) |
| Naturaleza: | - |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Miami SPB, FL (MPB), Estados Unidos de América |
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Armed with a 45-calibre pistol and a 22-calibre rifle the hijacker forced a male maintenance employee to board the aircraft. He then demanded a pilot and to be flown to South Africa. After 8 hours of negotiation he surrendered, deplaned and was taken into custody.
The hijacker had complained he had been cheated out of welfare money.
Fuentes:
» St. Petersburg Times - May 16, 1980Fotos
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