ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9 registration unknown Pellston, MI
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Status:
Date:Thursday 23 April 1970
Type:McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Operator:North Central Airlines
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Pellston, MI (   United States of America)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Pellston-Emmet County Airport, MI (PLN/KPLN), United States of America
Destination airport:Sault Ste. Marie Airport, ON (YAM/CYAM), Canada
Flightnumber:NC945
Narrative:
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Detroit. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.

Classification:
Hijack


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Distance from Pellston-Emmet County Airport, MI to Sault Ste. Marie Airport, ON as the crow flies is 103 km (65 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.
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