Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 November 1979
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-223 Adv.
Owner/operator: American Airlines
Registration Number: N876AA
Location: near Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 78
Component Affected: Baggage compartmentBaggage compartment
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger aircraft experienced an explosive device detonation in the baggage compartment during an en route flight from Chicago to Washington. The bomb was suspected to be planted by the Unabomber, a known individual with a history of attacks on universities and airlines over a 18-year period. He was apprehended in April 1996.A passenger aircraft experienced an explosive device detonation in the baggage compartment during an en route flight from Chicago to Washington. The bomb was suspected to be planted by the Unabomber, a known individual with a history of attacks on universities and airlines over a 18-year period. He was apprehended in April 1996.
Description
En route from Chicago to Washington an explosive device detonated in the baggage compartment. A safe landing was carried out at Washington-Dulles. The bomb was probably planted by the Unabomber, a man who has been accused of several attacks on universities and airlines over an 18-year period. He was arrested in April 1996.
Source of Information
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1979/11/16/page/1/article/bomb-explodes-aboard-ohare-flighthttp://archives.chicagotribune.com/1979/11/16/page/1/article/bomb-explodes-aboard-ohare-flightPrimary Cause
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