Narrative:A gunman armed with an Uzi seized American Airlines Flight 658 at Port-au-Prince International Airport in Haiti. At the time, the aircraft was being prepared for a flight to New York's JFK International Airport, and no passengers were aboard. The gunman, who was a member of the Haitian airport security contingent, demanded to be flown to the United States. The incident continued until 01:10 on April 5, when the hijacker, after indicating a desire to negotiate, left the aircraft and disappeared into the darkness.
Classification:
Hijack
Sources:
» Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAA
» The Terrorist List / E.F. Mickolus, S.L. Simmons
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Port-au-Prince Airport to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 2443 km (1527 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.