Incident Date:
September 22, 1983
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: "Washington, DC" United States
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hijacking
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Airports & Aircraft(Aircraft (not at an airport))
Canadian Target:
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/22/1983: A man entered the cockpit of a Washington-Montreal flight and pulled back a throttle, cutting off fuel to one engine. He was overpowered and the aircraft landed safely in Montreal."
References: 1) "Kellett, A., Beanlands, B., Deacon, J., Jeffrey, H., & Lapalme, C. (1991). Terrorism in Canada 1960-1989, User Report no. 1990-16. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada, National Security Coordination Centre, Police and Security Branch. p. 432"
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