38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 10, 1987 · 07:42 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NYAA
Aircraft
N545NY
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
57
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hijack note handed to attendant en route. Safe landing and passenger deplaning. Hijacker in custody.
As the FAA filed it
HIJACK NOTE HANDED TO ATTENDANT EN ROUTE. SAFE LANDING AND PASSENGER DEPLANING. HIJACKER IN CUSTODY.