Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 4 July 1968
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: Trans World Airlines – TWA
Location: Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 77
Component Affected: FlightFlight
Category: Unlawful Interference
A federal prisoner, escorted by two U.S. marshals, reported the presence of another man carrying a gun and dynamite on a flight. The prisoner?s statement was subsequently dismissed as false.A federal prisoner, escorted by two U.S. marshals, reported the presence of another man carrying a gun and dynamite on a flight. The prisoner?s statement was subsequently dismissed as false.
Description
A federal prisoner, escorted by two U.S. marshals, told a flight attendant that there was another man on board carrying a gun and dynamite. He was subdued by both marshals. The claim about the armed passenger was false.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xRwMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L1wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7197%2C2261832https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xRwMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L1wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7197%2C2261832Primary Cause
Possible smuggling or concealment of a dangerous item on a flight.Possible smuggling or concealment of a dangerous item on a flight.Share on:
