ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329643
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| Date: | Friday 25 April 1975 |
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| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Atlanta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
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.
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