List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 1960 – 1989
September 28 – Japan Airlines Flight 472, a Douglas DC-8, is hijacked after taking off from Mumbai, India, by Japanese Red Army (JRA) terrorists, who force the aircraft to land in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where they demand US$6,000,000 and the release of nine imprisoned JRA members being held in Japan; the Japanese government complies and all of the hostages are eventually released.