Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 July 1957
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-1
Owner/operator: Western Air Lines
Registration Number: N8406H
Location: over Daggett, CA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Unlawful Interference
Approximately 45 minutes after takeoff, at a cruising altitude of 7500 feet, a passenger detonated a dynamite charge in the lavatory, resulting in a hole in the fuselage and subsequent ejection of the passenger.Approximately 45 minutes after takeoff, at a cruising altitude of 7500 feet, a passenger detonated a dynamite charge in the lavatory, resulting in a hole in the fuselage and subsequent ejection of the passenger.
Description
About 45 minutes after takeoff, at the cruising altitude of 7500 feet, an explosion occurred in the lavatory. A passenger had detonated a charge of dynamite, causing hole in the fuselage, through which he was blown out. A safe landing was carried out 17 minutes after the occurrence at George Air Force Base.
Source of Information
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Explosion caused by a dynamite charge detonated in the lavatory.Explosion caused by a dynamite charge detonated in the lavatory.Share on:
