Date: | Tuesday 20 May 1986 |
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Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
Owner/operator: | Finnair |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Oulu Airport (OUL) -
Finland
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Oulu Airport (OUL/EFOU) |
Destination airport: | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL/EFHK) |
Narrative:A man with a pistol, later determined to be a starter's pistol, forced his way aboard Finnair Flight 509, a DC-9 aircraft, at Oulu, Finland, as it was preparing for departure to Helsinki with 95 passengers and five crew members. The hijacker described as being mentally disturbed, released all the passengers within a half hour but continued to hold the crewmembers.
He did not state a destination for the aircraft but demanded that a television crew be brought aboard the aircraft to publicize a statement about the treatment of psychiatric patients in Finland. Police officers, disguised as television crewmembers, boarded the aircraft and apprehended the hijacker. There were no injuries during the incident.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1986 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security
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