ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 registration unknown Reno, NV
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Status:
Date:Friday 2 June 1972
Type:Boeing 727
Operator:United Airlines
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Reno, NV (   United States of America)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV (RNO/KRNO), United States of America
Destination airport:San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America
Flightnumber:UA239
Narrative:
Hijacker parachuted; later captured. 1 hijacker demanded money. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.



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Distance from Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 306 km (191 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.
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