Narrative:
A 27-year old male was looking for ways to get money to buy drugs. He climbed the chain-link fence at Pensacola Airport and boarded a Boeing 727 that had just landed. All passengers and crew had disembarked and a cleaning crew of three was on board at the time. The brandished a rifle and announced he was hijacking the aircraft. One of the cleaners overpowered the hijacker.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 3 January 1975 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America |
| Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS/KPNS), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 40 |
A 27-year old male was looking for ways to get money to buy drugs. He climbed the chain-link fence at Pensacola Airport and boarded a Boeing 727 that had just landed. All passengers and crew had disembarked and a cleaning crew of three was on board at the time. The brandished a rifle and announced he was hijacking the aircraft. One of the cleaners overpowered the hijacker.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily News January 5, 1975Photos
Map
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 San Francisco International Airport, CA to Pensacola Regional Airport, FL as the crow flies is 3295 km (2059 miles).
Distance from San Francisco International Airport, CA to Pensacola Regional Airport, FL as the crow flies is 3295 km (2059 miles).
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