Détails:
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
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| Date: | jeudi 25 juillet 1957 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Convair CV-240-1 |
| Compagnie: | Western Air Lines |
| Immatriculation: | N8406H |
| Numéro de série: | 27 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1948 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 13 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 16 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | au dessus de Daggett, CA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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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Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA» Youngstown Vindicator 26 July 1957, p1
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV et Los Angeles International Airport, CA est de 377 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV et Los Angeles International Airport, CA est de 377 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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