Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 January 1979
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747
Owner/operator: United Airlines
Location: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 131
Component Affected: The plane itself.The plane itself.
Category: Unlawful Interference
A hijacker demanded a message from four prominent figures on television, claiming to have nitroglycerin in her possession. After a prolonged negotiation at JFK, the hijacker was separated from her bag and arrested. No explosives were found in the bag, and she was sentenced to 5 years probation with psychiatric care.A hijacker demanded a message from four prominent figures on television, claiming to have nitroglycerin in her possession. After a prolonged negotiation at JFK, the hijacker was separated from her bag and arrested. No explosives were found in the bag, and she was sentenced to 5 years probation with psychiatric care.
Description
Claiming to have nitroglycerin in her possession, a hijacker demanded that one of four famous personalities read on network television a message she had left at the Los Angeles Airport. After over 6 hours of negotiation at New York (JFK), the hijacker was separated from her bag which contained the alleged nitroglycerin and was arrested by the FBI negotiator. No explosives were in the bag. Sentenced by the New York Supreme Court to 5 years probation with psychiatric care.
Primary Cause
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