Hijacking description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 22 JUL 1970 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | Air Vietnam |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | at an unknown location () |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
One hijacker. Hijacker surrendered. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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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 Pleiku Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 382 km (239 miles).
Distance from Pleiku Airport to Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the crow flies is 382 km (239 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.
