ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214568
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylor J-2 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | NC16622 |
| MSN: | 637 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Brookfield, Missouri -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Brookfield, Missouri |
| Clear Creek, IN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The world's first fatal hijacking occurred on 28 October 1939. Earnest P. "Larry" Pletch shot Carl Bivens, 39, a flight instructor who was offering Pletch lessons in a yellow Taylor Cub monoplane with tandem controls in the air after taking off in Brookfield, Missouri. Bivens, instructing from the front seat, was shot in the back of the head twice.
Ernest Pletch pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. However, his sentence was commuted and he was released on 1 March 1957, after serving 17 years.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_hijacking n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2018 19:38 | harro | Added |
| 23-Oct-2022 11:42 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
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