Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 December 1971
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707
Owner/operator: Northwest Orient Airlines
Location: Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: Aircraft ? Specifically, the firearm and potential for the aircraft to be used as a weapon.Aircraft ? Specifically, the firearm and potential for the aircraft to be used as a weapon.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A 25-year-old male passenger brandished a handgun and demanded a large sum of money and parachutes upon takeoff from Minneapolis. He falsely claimed to have dynamite and demanded $300,000 in cash and parachutes. He attempted to impersonate a hostage and eventually surrendered.A 25-year-old male passenger brandished a handgun and demanded a large sum of money and parachutes upon takeoff from Minneapolis. He falsely claimed to have dynamite and demanded $300,000 in cash and parachutes. He attempted to impersonate a hostage and eventually surrendered.
Description
A 25-year old male passenger brandished a .38 caliber snub-nosed revolver five minutes after takeoff from Minneapolis. He held a stewardess at gun point and claimed to have dynamite. He demanded $ 300,000 in cash and parachutes upon arrival at Chicago. While officials delivered the cash and parachutes, the passengers and crew escaped. The hijacker then tried to shave his beard and tried to pose as a hostage passenger. When this effort failed, he surrendered.
Primary Cause
Possible robbery and attempted extortion.Possible robbery and attempted extortion.Share on:
