Narrative:
One hijacker demanded money. He was shot and killed when trying to get away in car.
| Status: | 5 |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 1972 |
| Type: |  Fairchild FH-227B |
| Operator: | Mohawk Airlines |
| Registration: | N7817M |
| MSN: | 539 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 47 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY (POU) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB), United States of America |
| New York (unknown airport), NY, United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 452 |
One hijacker demanded money. He was shot and killed when trying to get away in car.
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