Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 15 September 1970 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing 707 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 56 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 63 |
Sachschaden: | nicht beschädigt |
Unfallort: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
Flug von: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA |
Flug nach: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), USA |
Flugnummer: | TW15 |
Unfallbericht:While en route over Salinas, a passenger pulled a handgun and demanded to be flown to North Korea. After landing in San Francisco 35 passengers were released. A security guard, on the plane as a passenger, than drew his gun and shot and injured the hijacker.
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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 Los Angeles International Airport, CA to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 540 km (337 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.