ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330635
| Date: | Sunday 26 December 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 97 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
A young man with a toy gun and a hunting knife tried to hijack an American Airlines Boeing 707. He was overpowered by two crewmen and two passengers.
Sources:
Desert Sun, 27 December 1971
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