ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 registration unknown Atlanta, GA
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Status:
Date:Friday 25 April 1975
Type:Boeing 727
Operator:United Airlines
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Atlanta, GA (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU), United States of America
Destination airport:Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America
Flightnumber:UA344
Narrative:
A hijacker claimed to have a gun and bomb. After landing at Atlanta he allowed all but one crewmember to deplane. All passengers and crew got off. Law enforcement officers boarded and took hijacker into custody. He had no weapon or explosive.
Sentenced to five years for conveying false information regarding destruction of aircraft.

Classification:
Hijack


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Distance from Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC to Newark International Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 666 km (416 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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