Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 April 1975
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: United Airlines
Location: Atlanta, GA –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A hijacker hijacked an aircraft and, after landing at Atlanta, allowed all but one crewmember to deploy. All passengers and crew subsequently disembarked. Law enforcement officers apprehended the hijacker, finding no weapons or explosives. The hijacker was sentenced to five years for providing false information regarding aircraft destruction.A hijacker hijacked an aircraft and, after landing at Atlanta, allowed all but one crewmember to deploy. All passengers and crew subsequently disembarked. Law enforcement officers apprehended the hijacker, finding no weapons or explosives. The hijacker was sentenced to five years for providing false information regarding aircraft destruction.
Description
A hijacker claimed to have a gun and bomb. After landing at Atlanta he allowed all but one crewmember to deplane. All passengers and crew got off. Law enforcement officers boarded and took hijacker into custody. He had no weapon or explosive. Sentenced to five years for conveying false information regarding destruction of aircraft.
Primary Cause
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