Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 22 August 1979
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727
Owner/operator: United Airlines
Location: San Francisco, Portland –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A male passenger hijacked a United flight, returning to Portland after a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco. He secured a package and subsequently surrendered after an hour of holding and releasing passengers and crew.A male passenger hijacked a United flight, returning to Portland after a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco. He secured a package and subsequently surrendered after an hour of holding and releasing passengers and crew.
Description
At 22:38 hours a male passenger commandeered United flight 739 to return to Portland Airport, Oregon. He held a package which he claimed was a bomb. The aircraft had departed Portland at 21:00 for Los Angeles, California. An refueling stop was made at San Francisco before the flight continued back to Portland, where it landed at 01:13. He released the passengers and most of the crew after landing. About an hour later, the hijacker surrendered.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DRRJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WoMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1765%2C2821117https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DRRJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WoMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1765%2C2821117Primary Cause
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