Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 September 1970
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707
Owner/operator: Trans World Airlines – TWA
Location: San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 63
Component Affected: Aircraft passenger compartment.Aircraft passenger compartment.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger on a commercial flight, en route over Salinas, pulled a handgun and demanded to be flown to North Korea. After landing in San Francisco, 35 passengers were released. A security guard, a passenger on the plane, then drew his gun and shot and injured the hijacker.A passenger on a commercial flight, en route over Salinas, pulled a handgun and demanded to be flown to North Korea. After landing in San Francisco, 35 passengers were released. A security guard, a passenger on the plane, then drew his gun and shot and injured the hijacker.
Description
While en route over Salinas, a passenger pulled a handgun and demanded to be flown to North Korea. After landing in San Francisco 35 passengers were released. A security guard, on the plane as a passenger, than drew his gun and shot and injured the hijacker.
Primary Cause
Passenger behavior and demand for travel to a hostile country.Passenger behavior and demand for travel to a hostile country.Share on:
