Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 11 January 1969 |
Type: | Boeing 727 |
Operator: | United Airlines |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV) ( Cuba)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Jacksonville Airport, TX (JKV/KSJO), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Flightnumber: | UA459 |
Narrative:The aircraft was hijacked to Cuba.
Sources:
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St. Petersburg Times - Jan 13, 1969
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jacksonville Airport, TX to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1591 km (994 miles).
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.