KLM Flight 861
PH-BUA at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on 1 October 1972 | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 November 1973 |
| Summary | Aircraft hijacking |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-206B |
| Aircraft name | The Mississippi |
| Operator | KLM |
| IATA flight No. | KL861 |
| ICAO flight No. | KLM861 |
| Call sign | KLM 861 |
| Registration | PH-BUA |
| Flight origin | Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Stopover | Ellinikon International Airport, Athens, Greece |
| 1st stopover | Beirut International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon |
| 2nd stopover | Palam Airport, Delhi, India |
| Destination | Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupants | 264 |
| Passengers | 247 |
| Crew | 17 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Survivors | 264 |
KLM Flight 861, operated by a Boeing 747 registered as PH-BUA and named "The Mississippi", was hijacked on 25 November 1973, in Iraqi airspace whilst on a scheduled Amsterdam-Tokyo flight with 247 passengers on board.