Unfallbericht:
About 45 minutes after takeoff, at the cruising altitude of 7500 feet, an explosion occurred in the lavatory. A passenger had detonated a charge of dynamite, causing hole in the fuselage, through which he was blown out. A safe landing was carried out 17 minutes after the occurrence at George Air Force Base.
» Youngstown Vindicator 26 July 1957, p1
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Donnerstag 25 Juli 1957 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Convair CV-240-1 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Western Air Lines |
| Kennzeichen: | N8406H |
| Werknummer: | 27 |
| Baujahr: | 1948 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 13 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 16 |
| Sachschaden: | schwer beschädigt |
| Konsequenzen: | Repaired |
| Unfallort: | über dem Daggett, CA ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS), USA |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA |
About 45 minutes after takeoff, at the cruising altitude of 7500 feet, an explosion occurred in the lavatory. A passenger had detonated a charge of dynamite, causing hole in the fuselage, through which he was blown out. A safe landing was carried out 17 minutes after the occurrence at George Air Force Base.
Accident investigation:
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Informationsquelle:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA» Youngstown Vindicator 26 July 1957, p1
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 377 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 377 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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